Example sentences of "[noun sg] of over [num] per cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new system is an IBM ES/9000–820 which gives a boost of over 40 per cent in processing capacity over the previous machine . |
| 2 | Mr. Peter Walker : Between June 1987 and January 1989 , seasonally adjusted unemployment has fallen in Wales by 40,900 , from 12.6 to 9.2 per cent. , a decrease of over 27 per cent . |
| 3 | The figure of over 40 per cent seems too high to be merely chance and he suggested that burials were being placed on boundaries , and that hence , because the dates of the burials were known from the types of grave goods , the boundaries must be of sixth- or seventh-century date at the latest . |
| 4 | Ahidjo did not subsequently return to Cameroun , and in the presidential election of January 1984 Biya received a ‘ yes ’ vote of over 90 per cent , which most Camerounians considered to be a genuine indication of his underlying support . |
| 5 | The Far Eastern Economic Review of Dec. 14 reported that a poll gave the Prime Minister a support rating of over 40 per cent , suggested that , after registering a one-off protest in July , voters were " returning to the fold " , being wooed with promises of political reform , a slowdown in agricultural liberalization and a pledge to reform the consumption tax . |
| 6 | Year after year we come out with a satisfaction rating of over eighty per cent . |
| 7 | Between 1979 and 1999 the number increased from 55,300 to 97,900 , a rise of over 70 per cent . |
| 8 | Nominal wages in 1990 repeated their 1989 rise of over 100 per cent . |
| 9 | On March 18 the Deputy Prime Minister in charge of social policy , Aleksandr Shokhin , announced a rise of over 100 per cent in the minimum wage from April , and a near doubling of pension rates . |
| 10 | Net tonnage of goods broke the four million tonne mark reaching 4,001,353 tonnes — a rise of over three per cent . |
| 11 | The actions of the central authorities , in the event , served to rally local opinion still more closely around the nationalist leaderships , and when the issue of full independence was put to the republican populations in the spring of 1991 it received overwhelming endorsement The Lithuanian vote , in February , produced a majority of over 90 per cent on an 84 per cent turnout ; in Latvia and Estonia , in March , there were majorities for independence of 74 and 78 per cent on a similar turnout . |
| 12 | A referendum in the Ukraine on 1 December , however , resulted in a majority of over 90 per cent in favour of a fully independent status , and this appears to have convinced Yel'tsin that it would be unprofitable to pursue the goal of political union any further . |
| 13 | Young points out that this means the victimisation of over 20 per cent of respondents is still unknown and that such a large proportion could easily skew findings from the surveys . |
| 14 | In the Williams incident , a caller giving a false name and claiming to be from brokers Hoare Govett rang the Guardian and other newspapers with a story earlier this week claiming that a stake of over 3 per cent had been built secretly by the Barclay brothers . |
| 15 | The economy was undergoing its worst recession since 1945 and had been hit in particular by a fall of over 50 per cent in trade with the Soviet Union in the first three months of 1991 , and by a low dollar and over-valued Finnish markka , which seriously affected the forest industry . |
| 16 | Called Shin-Rengo ( the Japan Trade Union Confederation ) it claimed membership of over 80 per cent of the country 's organized labour . |
| 17 | At primary level , official figures claim a gross enrolment ratio of over 90 per cent , but drop-out levels continue to be very high in rural areas . |
| 18 | Over 40 per cent of India 's total electorate of 489,000,000 were entitled to vote in the February state elections and a turnout of over 70 per cent was reported . |
| 19 | In a turnout of over 80 per cent of the 29,900,000 registered voters , the DYP won 27 per cent and secured 178 seats in the 450-seat Grand National Assembly , while the ANAP won 24 per cent but saw its share of seats fall from 275 to 115 . |
| 20 | The government 's claim of a turnout of over 80 per cent was disputed by the exiled opposition alliance , while Western commentators and diplomats reportedly estimated a turnout as low as 40 per cent . |
| 21 | Buying Pearl would give AMP a further market share of over 2 per cent . |
| 22 | Nevertheless , Draught Guinness has again outperformed the market , and Kaliber is the clear leader in the no and low alcohol sector with a market share of over 30 per cent . |
| 23 | No borough showed a drop of over 50 per cent in the numbers paying and only four over 45 per cent , whereas two counties showed one of over 60 per cent , four more of between 50 and 60 per cent and one more of over 45 per cent . |
| 24 | If the Treasury intends to claw back £2.8 billion there will have to be a total saving of over 7 per cent on these pensions and benefits . |
| 25 | On June 6 he told delegates at a seminar on promoting private investment that multipartyism would be established " in the near future " , warning at the same time that current conditions , notably the illiteracy rate of over 70 per cent , were " not adequate to meet the challenge of multipartyism " . |
| 26 | ‘ As profits in many existing fields attract a marginal rate of over 83 per cent , there is little incentive for companies to keep costs under control or for additional investment in existing fields , ’ he claimed . |
| 27 | The wording of the question is not the factor leading to difficulty the same wording used with whole numbers for criterion 1 e produced a success rate of over 80 per cent . |
| 28 | There was a response rate of over 80 per cent from the staff . |
| 29 | One of the aims of the Government 's 1988 benefit reforms was to ensure that no working families were faced with a marginal tax rate of over 100 per cent . |
| 30 | The procedure can be done under local anaesthetic and has a success rate of over 90 per cent . |