Example sentences of "at [adv] 10 [unc] cent of " in BNC.
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| 1 | By 1953 , Defence expenditure had almost doubled and was running at around 10 per cent of GDP . |
| 2 | This group benefited most from the increasing absorption of men into the Army and Navy which peaked at around 10 per cent of the adult male labour force , nullifying the effect of population increase on the labour market . |
| 3 | ‘ The field has been open to females only during the past year but we soon expect at least 10 per cent of dog-training course applicants will be female . ’ |
| 4 | The requirement of the old London Building Acts was that an area of window equal to at least 10 per cent of its floor area should be provided to light a habitable room . |
| 5 | In recent years tourism has also made an increasing impact on farming , particularly in the more scenically attractive and marginal farming areas , and in Scotland , at least 20 per cent of farms indulge in farm tourism , and farm tourism accounts for at least 10 per cent of net income ( Denman , 1978 ) . |
| 6 | The Financial Times said the acquisition represent a significant step towards the Royal Bank 's goal of generating at least 10 per cent of its earnings from the US . |
| 7 | A republic might secede subject to a referendum called by the republic 's Supreme Soviet either on its own initiative or in response to a petition signed by at least 10 per cent of USSR citizens permanently resident in that republic . |
| 8 | A request by at least 10 per cent of voters was necessary for a ballot to be considered , and a vote by at least 50 per cent would then be needed to pass a recall motion . |
| 9 | All parties gaining at least 10 per cent of electoral support in each of the nine regions would send an equal number of representatives to an upper house . |
| 10 | The declared aim of the PRC to was to win at least 10 per cent of the seats in the forthcoming legislative elections and to " become what the PDS no longer is : a party of the masses " . |
| 11 | The company estimates that wind power alone could supply at least 10 per cent of Britain 's energy needs by the year 2025 . |
| 12 | Until 1986 , education budgets were sustained at over 10 per cent of government expenditure , but hyper-inflation , currency devaluation and overall budget cutbacks have eaten into the real amounts of money involved . |