Example sentences of "the [noun] over the age " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1980 , the illiteracy rate was estimated to be 40 per cent of the population over the age of fifteen , with a further 15 per cent semi-literate . |
| 2 | According to the 1981 census , 46.5 per cent of the population over the age of seventeen was illiterate . |
| 3 | All the evidence suggests that for 99.9 per cent of the population over the age of seven or eight homosexuality is determined . ' |
| 4 | The result was that the proportion of the population over the age at which state pensions can now be drawn ( 65 years for men and 60 for women ) , increased over the eighty-year period from about one in twenty ( 5 per cent ) to over one in six ( about 18 per cent ) . |
| 5 | 1 The competition is open to all residents of the UK over the age of 18 holding current UK full driving licences , other than employees ( and their families ) of Haymarket Magazines Ltd , Peugeot , the AA or their agents . |