Example sentences of "[adv] 10 [unc] [unc] " in BNC.

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91 Perhaps 10 per cent misused alcohol and were in persistent trouble for minor breaches of the peace and alcohol-related crimes , a smaller percentage than is commonly thought .
92 Recovery took 1802 – 3 wages back to that level , but then a fall took them down 10 per cent by 1808 – 9 , before they recovered this in 1810 – 11 then fell back somewhat to end the war years perhaps 5 to 8 per cent above the level at which they had begun it .
93 The response is usually related to that at 1kHz ; this is 10.103 per cent of the maximum and not 10 per cent as might be presumed .
94 Most lone parent families are headed by women ; just 10 per cent are lone fathers .
95 Most lone parent families are headed by women ; just 10 per cent are lone fathers .
96 On a typical sage grouse lek , just 10 per cent of the males get over 75 per cent of all matings .
97 But during the same period the futures price has fallen by just 10 per cent .
98 Over two thirds of Japanese car workers operate in multi-skilled teams , compared with just 10 per cent in the UK , and the land of the risen yen puts in two and a half times as many hours training its new workers in those skills .
99 Garel Rhys , professor of motor industry economics at Cardiff University , believes the motor industry needs a boost , and suggests that car tax should be cut from approximately 10 per cent to 5 per cent .
100 Many are bronze mirrors with a normal tin content of approximately 10 per cent , which have been tinned to produce a silvery reflecting surface .
101 For instance , α-granule fibrinogen forms approximately 10 per cent of the total platelet protein ( Holmsen & Weiss , 1979 ) .
102 London , Liverpool and Glasgow lost some , but other cities including Edinburgh , Bristol and Cardiff increased their service-sector jobs by approximately 10 per cent and their information service jobs by 20–30 per cent .
103 The South accounts for approximately 10 per cent of world manufacturing capacity at present , and the Report 's objective was to raise this to 25 per cent by the year 2000 .
104 It is generally agreed that the conference market is growing by approximately 10 per cent per annum .
105 Both have now been running for over 12 months , and the operating figures indicate that in addition to encouraging returns from food sales , drink sales have increased by approximately 10 per cent .
106 Drink sales averaged £180,000 per unit , showing an increase of approximately 10 per cent over the period .
107 It has been estimated that the Cheju rebellion involved 30,000 deaths , approximately 10 per cent of the population .
108 ( Approximately 10 per cent of the world 's population live in cultures characterized by the former sub-types , whereas 7 per cent live under the latter . )
109 We have on average increased our consumption of fruit and vegetables by approximately 10 per cent , with the exception of those in the unemployed and working class categories .
110 The UNP — led by Chung Ju Yung , the founder of the Hyundai group , the country 's second-largest industrial conglomerate — secured 31 seats ( 24 in direct voting and seven in the national constituency ) after a vigorous , centrist , pro-business campaign , which attacked the economic record of the Roh government , and in particular its inability to reduce inflation , currently running at an annualized rate of approximately 10 per cent .
111 He said there was already 10 per cent more chlorine — which mainly comes from chlorofluorocarbons chemicals ( CFCs ) in aerosol sprays and refrigeration equipment and is the main cause of the ozone hole — in the stratosphere than two years ago .
112 Thomson , whose companies include Horizon , Skytours , OSL , HCI and Wings , announced its new prices as it was revealed that bookings for 1993 are already 10 per cent down on last year .
113 Certainly , the Palestinian Arabs can reflect that when Roberts drew Jerusalem , the Jewish population of the land can have numbered scarcely 10 per cent of the total .
114 Notice that the ratio of cash to deposits is no longer 10 per cent , but is now as high as 25 per cent .
115 It fielded four candidates who averaged just under 10 per cent where they stood .
116 After all , if you can borrow ( or exchange your existing UK mortgage where you are paying rates at the highest level in real terms for over a century ) for a Swiss franc mortgage at around 9.5 per cent , a mark mortgage at just under 10 per cent , an Ecu mortgage ( Ecu is the European currency unit which is made up of a ‘ basket ’ of 10 currencies including sterling ) at about 10 per cent or a Japanese yen mortgage at just under 8 per cent , why not do so ?
117 According to John Charcol , the mortgage broker , one or two schemes are still available , offering mortgages at a fixed rate of under 10 per cent .
118 Preceding the national survey , regional studies in 1981 and 1982 had suggested that under 10 per cent of German trees were affected .
119 By 1988 there were almost 300,000 , just under 10 per cent of the estimated population of Lebanon .
120 However , it is likely that well under 10 per cent of patients will need to be admitted to a psychiatric unit provided that other treatment facilities are available .
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