Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [adj] [unc] cent [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Our staff turnover is down 50 per cent and that is not entirely due to the effects of the recession , ’ says general manager of the Holiday Inn Bristol , a Scotts ' hotel which recently completed a £10 million refurbishment and emerged as the Bristol Marriott . |
| 2 | In Liverpool drink-related crime is down 22 per cent and in the Thames Valley it has dropped 13 per cent so far this year . |
| 3 | Rots can not flourish if the moisture content of the wood is below 18 per cent although the spores can remain alive in quite dry timber , waiting for a rainy day . |
| 4 | ( In the Mediterranean the kernel is only 35 per cent and the shell 65 per cent ; the Californian reversal is just one result of the intensive breeding and selection programme . ) |
| 5 | The spot interest rate in June is only 8.75 per cent but the long 's variation margin equals 937.50 , so his net worth has increased by 937.50 . |
| 6 | The degree of monomer conversion is typically 50–70 per cent and there is a limited amount of localised segmental motion . |
| 7 | However , nearly six million women are ‘ significantly obese ’ ( that is about 20 per cent or more about their ideal weight ) . |
| 8 | For men this is about 3 per cent and has remained constant . |
| 9 | In other words the maximum movement , which now occurs in both directions , is around five per cent and in practice generally a good deal less . |
| 10 | The risk-free rate is currently 10 per cent and the expected market rate of return is 15 per cent and neither is expected to change over the 5-year investment period . |