Example sentences of "[prep] nearly 10 per cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this context Japan 's overwhelming dependence on imported oil set off the most severe economic recession since World War II and GNP actually fell by 1 per cent in 1974 after growing at an average rate of nearly 10 per cent in the previous six years . |
| 2 | One estimate is that the new independent labels and distributors accounted , by the mid-1980s for nearly 10 per cent of British record sales . |
| 3 | Public borrowing rose to nearly 10 per cent of national income — equivalent to £55,000 million today . |
| 4 | Taxes on income by corporations , including profits tax , amount to nearly 10 per cent of the total . |
| 5 | A reflection of this is the way they are all trying to develop their lager interests in a market where lager is growing at nearly 10 per cent per annum and is likely to command over 40 per cent of all sales this year . |
| 6 | The number of populars ( excluding the Daily Worker/Morning Star , which fitted easily into neither category ) was six in each year , but total circulation was down by nearly 10 per cent . |