Example sentences of "is around [adj] [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is around 10 per cent . |
| 2 | Conventional solar cells rely on silicon crystals , and energy conversion is around 10 per cent . |
| 3 | Such air is called saturated and thus the ‘ relative humidity ’ on a wet day is around 100 per cent . |
| 4 | And he seemed surprised at the Darlington rents rise which is around 100 per cent in some cases . |
| 5 | Initially , the split is around 70 per cent to the composer and 30 per cent to the publisher . |
| 6 | In other words the maximum movement , which now occurs in both directions , is around five per cent and in practice generally a good deal less . |
| 7 | Since the long-run real growth rate in GDP in the UK is between 2.5 and 3 per cent , and if we additionally assume that the long-run inflation rate is 5 per cent , then a realistic estimate of the long-run nominal growth rate in earnings is around 8 per cent per annum . |
| 8 | Although preparing involves using and ( both potentially hazardous ) it is a straightforward procedure in expert hands and the yield is around 95 per cent . |
| 9 | Many subjects are still examined by a single pass-or-fail hurdle at the end of a two-year course , and the failure rate is around 30 per cent . |
| 10 | A rough estimate of the current amount of housebuilding in towns of over 50,000 population is around 15 per cent . |
| 11 | Returns of 12 per cent and more are on offer from banks and building societies while the rate of inflation — even taking into account this latest mortgage rate rise — is around 7.5 per cent . |
| 12 | Department of Energy analyses also imply that the scope for energy savings could be as high as 60 per cent , although a more realistic figure is around 20 per cent . |
| 13 | As was clear in the original Warnock Report ( DES 1978 ) , however , the proportion of children who fall within the general definition of special educational needs is around 20 per cent . |
| 14 | Tootal 's is around 35 per cent higher than the group would like , and an interest charge that should be declining was a fifth higher than last year . |