Example sentences of "and 10 [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 31 | Consistently , approximately 60 per cent of the population aged 65 + rate their health as good , 30 per cent as fair and 10 per cent as poor ( Victor 1987 ) . |
| 32 | Of those interviewed 52 per cent reported that they would be pleased to enter a general ward compared with 13 per cent for a geriatric ward and 10 per cent for a geriatric hospital . |
| 33 | Those aged 65 + represent about 50 per cent of the workload of district nurses and 10 per cent of health visitor workloads ( Table 7.6 ) . |
| 34 | Up to 15 per cent of women and 10 per cent of men avoided it altogether . |
| 35 | Judging by site alone , 83 per cent could be due to venous disorders , and 10 per cent to arterial insufficiency — a disproportionate number of which affected male patients . |
| 36 | This time nearly a quarter of the bottom band and 10 per cent of the top two-thirds of pupils used the wrong scale . |
| 37 | Usually the initial fee payable to the franchisor is between 5 per cent and 10 per cent of the total investment . |
| 38 | The formula ‘ protects ’ the incomes of second families by not allowing them to fall below income support levels plus £8 and 10 per cent of the difference . |
| 39 | In the post-war period , expenditure on the military has been between 5 and 10 per cent of GDP . |
| 40 | Children could leave school entirely at thirteen on possession of the ‘ labour certificate ’ , which required either a minimum attendance record or the passing of Standard VII , although it seems that the certificate was rarely if ever refused and 10 per cent of 10–15-year-old girls were fully employed as late as 1911 . |
| 41 | The equivalent statistical probabilities for the proven component of proven and probable reserves are 90 per cent and 10 per cent respectively . |
| 42 | The new advice shapes up as follows : 70 per cent of our total calorie intake should be complex carbohydrates which include fruit and vegetables , pulses and grains ; 10–15 per cent as protein — not necessarily meat ; 15–30 per cent as fat , with a maximum of 10 per cent as saturated ( animal ) fat ( saturated fat can be cut out altogether if desired ) ; and 10 per cent maximum as added sugar , although this is not essential for healthy eating . |
| 43 | and 10 per cent . |
| 44 | of physically abused children and 10 per cent . |
| 45 | The price was £3,450 , and the terms of payment were 15 per cent on acceptance , 75 per cent on delivery and 10 per cent on completion . |
| 46 | The directive was part of a plan aimed at reducing the estimated unemployment rate of between 8 and 10 per cent by doubling the percentage of Bahrainis working in the private sector to 50 per cent by mid-1994 . |
| 47 | The Reserve Bank of India ( RBI , the central bank ) devalued the rupee on July 1 and 3 by 8 per cent and 10 per cent respectively against the US dollar ( as at July 8 , 1991 , the rate was US$1.00=Rs25.1842 ) . |
| 48 | Under the Feb. 15 quota system Qatar and Libya would suffer the heaviest pro rata cuts , equivalent to 10.24 per cent and 10 per cent of their current quotas respectively , while Venezuela and the UAE were to reduce their production by 9.68 per cent and 9.63 per cent respectively . |
| 49 | Paul Tsongas , who had formally withdrawn from the contest , polled 12 , 8 and 10 per cent respectively . |
| 50 | The main points were ( i ) a tax of 0.3 per cent on financial transactions ( ITMF ) , in force until 1994 , but not applying to wage cheques , pension payments and popular savings accounts ; ( ii ) to fight tax evasion an instruction to banks to report in specific cases and at the Finance Minister 's request all movements of individuals ' and companies ' accounts ; ( iii ) the simplification of the tax system with the elimination of three social contributions and their replacement by valued added tax ( VAT ) of between 7 and 10 per cent ; ( iv ) the elimination of taxes on manufactured products , fuel sales and additional income , and their replacement by a selective tax ( the rate of which had yet to be specified ) on cars , alcoholic drinks , fuels , electricity and telecommunications ; ( v ) the elimination of the separate collection of taxes by state and municipal governments and another by municipal government , so that all taxes ( except the ITMF ) would be collected by the federal government and shared with the states and municipalities , expected to produce a real increase in their revenues of 9 and 17 per cent respectively ; and ( vi ) a ban on the contracting of fresh debts by the Federal District , states and the municipalities until the year 2000 . |
| 51 | In the UK , the FRG and the USA the proportions varied between 6 and 10 per cent , which was not enough to make a significant difference . |
| 52 | Nearly a half consider it to be fairly useful in this respect but a quarter to be not very useful , and 10 per cent not at all . |
| 53 | In a study by Hall secondary heads were , however , said to devote only 14 per cent of their time to teaching , with 10 per cent given over to " ceremonial " , 10 per cent to educational policy and curriculum matters , 33 per cent to " operations and administrative management " , 22 per cent to human management ( staff and pupils ) and 10 per cent to external management ( Hall quoted in Laws and Dennison ( 1990:276 ) ) . |
| 54 | In Europe , it has been estimated that one quarter of road traffic deaths and 10 per cent of injuries are associated with alcohol . |
| 55 | Meanwhile , the American moonshine industry has high hopes for expansion as the " white lightning " produced in back country stills finds a new use in the mixture of 90 percent gasoline and 10 per cent ethanol known as " gasohol " . |
| 56 | An anticipated 60 per cent of costs will fall on the privatised water companies , 30 per cent on commerce and 10 per cent on agriculture . |
| 57 | ( 12 ) Para 33 of Chapter 2 of Section 5 of the Yellow Book provides that , where an increase of authorised share capital of a listed company is proposed and 10 per cent or more of the voting capital will remain unissued , the circular accompanying the notice of meeting must state that no issue will be made which would effectively alter the control of the company without prior approval of its shareholders in general meeting . |
| 58 | And even though we 're finally making strides at the secondary education stage , says Ward , the fact remains that 40 per cent of tomorrow 's talent still leaves school at 16 against just 4 per cent in Japan and 10 per cent in Germany , France and America . |
| 59 | Much controversy is caused by Luxemburg 's low rates of 6 per cent and 10 per cent , because Belgians simply shop ‘ over the border ’ and fill up their cars with cheap petrol . |