Example sentences of "only 2 [unc] cent of " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Eversley ( 1989 ) has recently shown , while only 2 per cent of Roman catholics hold managerial and professional positions compared with 4 per cent of protestants , they are over-represented in the bottom third of the Northern class structure , but generally within the framework of a traditional dual protestant — catholic labour market . |
| 2 | In order to try and give the market some confidence the government organised a temporary ‘ buy-back ’ scheme , which provided , in effect , a minimum support price for the shares ( only 2 per cent of the shares issued were in fact returned ) . |
| 3 | Currently only 2 per cent of under-fives have access to full time publicly-funded day-care . |
| 4 | Work by Chris Gordon on elderly people surveyed by the New Survey of London Life and Labour in 1929–31 showed that only 7.3 per cent of the 2,286 elderly people in his sample were in receipt of any direct financial support from their family , and this accounted for only 2 per cent of the overall income of this elderly population ( as shown in Table 3.1 ) . |
| 5 | Furthermore , at A level , only 2 per cent of Afro-Caribbean students obtained one or more passes , compared with 13 per cent of Asians , 12 per cent of other school leavers in these LEAs and 13 per cent of all leavers from state schools . |
| 6 | Ironically , the attribute on which young people do best relative to older workers is specific educational qualifications which actually comes bottom of the employers ' list of essential attributes , being mentioned by only 2 per cent of employers ! |
| 7 | In 1940 only 2 per cent of marriages involved a divorced partner ; by 1985 this had risen to 33 per cent . |
| 8 | At the present time SDRs constitute only 2 per cent of countries ' official reserves — some measure perhaps of the limited contribution of SDRs . |
| 9 | Immigration from this area is now very small : in 1981 , only 2 per cent of all immigrants were from the Caribbean . |
| 10 | In 1982 , a study found that only 2 per cent of sales in the previous six years had been flats ( General Household Survey 1982 , 1984 , Table 5.44 ) . |
| 11 | These , however , constitute only 2 per cent of average earnings . |
| 12 | Forensic science occupies a small place in the realm of criminal justice , since laboratory assistance is sought in regard to only 2 per cent of all offences recorded . |
| 13 | The survey also found that while 58 per cent of drivers suggested fitting an " autocatalyst " to help reduce air pollution , only 2 per cent of those questioned had done so . |
| 14 | ( Only 2 per cent of the levy raised in 1990-91 went to renewables ; 98 per cent went to nuclear power . ) |
| 15 | At present , only 2 per cent of the country 's forests enjoy any protected status . |
| 16 | A report by the European Regional Airlines Association says that only 2 per cent of transport emissions come from aircraft , compared to 94 per cent from motor vehicles . |
| 17 | At present bicycles are used for only 2 per cent of journeys in the UK , compared to 30 per cent in the Netherlands and 20 per cent in Denmark . |
| 18 | In 1987 only 2 per cent of British companies planned any training for their workforce . |