Example sentences of "would [be] equivalent to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | At 50 p.c. tax — the top rate proposed by Labour — this would be equivalent to a 17 p.c. return . |
| 2 | Following two days of heavy fighting around Osijek , the main town in Slavonia , with heavy army involvement , Tudjman on Aug. 22 issued an ultimatum to the Presidency warning that unless Serbian aggression against Croatia stopped and the army left Croatia by Aug. 31 , " all necessary steps " would be taken to protect the republic and the army would be declared an occupying force ( which would be equivalent to a declaration of war ) . |
| 3 | At that price an annual payment of £10 would be equivalent to a 20 per cent rate of interest . |
| 4 | The premium rate suggested by him would be equivalent to an amount in excess of £1 billion ( $1.95 billion ) for a syndicate with a capacity of £41m ; this in addition to the losses already paid and reserved . |
| 5 | Either , that time was substantially different in those days , let us say that a minute then , would be equivalent to an hour and a half now ; or that somehow Shakespeare had ‘ time on his side ’ . |