Example sentences of "[adj] and 10 [unc] " in BNC.
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1 | Experiments in pickling different alloys of copper and zinc have shown that only alloys with between 2 and 10 per cent of copper in the zinc will take on the black patina , and the silver and brass inlays are unaffected by the pickling solution . |
2 | Most volcanoes emit around 60 per cent water vapour , 24 per cent CO 2 and 10 per cent sulphur , with the rest a varied mix of chlorine , nitrogen and hydrogen . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | Ineichen ( 1987 ) suggests that future projections be based upon the forward projection of two rates : 1 per cent of those aged 65 — 74 and 10 per cent of those aged 75 + . |
5 | Current evidence suggests that the prevalence of this disorder is about 1 per cent for the population aged 65 — 74 and 10 per cent for those aged 71 + . |
6 | Ninety per cent are very poor and 10 per cent are very rich . ’ |
7 | Thus , if one had a bronze with , say , 2 per cent of tin , where the tin content of the comparable genuine bronzes lay between 5 and 10 per cent , this would be unusual and would count against the piece but it certainly would not condemn it . |
8 | In this country between 5 and 10 per cent of cases of gonorrhoea in women go on to develop a degree of tubal involvement , and only a few of these will lead to peritonitis . |
9 | On the other hand , if there are no others in the field , an offer of , say , 2½ per cent less than the asking price could be made ; and if the house is somewhat overpriced , try an offer between 5 and 10 per cent less than the asking price and see what the reaction is . |
10 | The group is now trying to encourage members to increase their commitment to 1 per cent ( which still pales in comparison with the US , where there are 2 , 5 and 10 per cent clubs ) . |
11 | In the post-war period , expenditure on the military has been between 5 and 10 per cent of GDP . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | To the east of the city and across the Vistula delta the number of Poles fell to between 0.5 and 10 per cent . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | Paul Tsongas , who had formally withdrawn from the contest , polled 12 , 8 and 10 per cent respectively . |
16 | Until the coming of Channel 4 in 1982 , a very rough and varying 40 and 10 per cent audience share for BBC and 50 per cent for ITV was an implicit part of the equilibrium of the duopoly . |
17 | 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 ) . |