Example sentences of "cent to nearly [num] [unc] [no cls] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bottle strengths vary from 40 per cent to nearly 60 per cent — some distilleries leave the whiskey uncut ; others reduce it with water . |
| 2 | In contrast , the proportion of all widows aged 65 or more increased from 38 per cent to nearly 60 per cent , while their numbers rose from 386,000 in 1871 to 1,529,000 in 1951 , doubling between 1871 and 1921 , and almost doubling again during the following thirty years , reflecting increased longevity amongst women . |
| 3 | This will increase the shares on offer to the public from 23.5 per cent to nearly 30 per cent of the issue . |
| 4 | This will increase the shares on offer to the public from 23.5 per cent to nearly 30 per cent of the issue . |
| 5 | Across the region fares on different services are going up anything from 3 per cent to nearly 9 per cent . |