Example sentences of "[adv] make [adv] [adj] per cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hollywood began to wake up to black culture , spurred on by statistics showing that although blacks only made up 12 per cent of the nation 's population they accounted for 25 per cent of America 's cinema audiences and were the fastest growing segment of US population . |
| 2 | Although a fuller account would include a detailed analysis of all sources of income , the plain fact is that by far the largest source of pensioners ' income is social security , comprising 60 per cent , with the retirement pension alone making up 49 per cent of pensioner income . |
| 3 | The social groups C2DE still make up 57 per cent of the electorate ; if Labour had enjoyed the same dominance among these voters as do the Tories in social groups ABC1 , they would have swept to power with a big majority . |
| 4 | Many women are in employment but women also make up 60 per cent of Britain 's six million carers , many of whom look after elderly relatives . |
| 5 | Vegetarians who exclude fish and poultry as well as red meat , now make up 3.7 per cent of the population — an increase of 23 per cent since 1988 and 76 per cent since 1984 . |
| 6 | The old breeds which were absorbed by the MRY included the red pied Hollander of North Holland which a century ago made up 7 per cent of the country 's herd ; the red-and-white Zeeland at 4 per cent ( a Zeeland type is shown in Paul Potter 's painting , The Young Bull ) ; the Drentish from Over-yssel ( 1.5 per cent ) , which was very similar to the Ayrshire of Scotland ; and the red-pied dairy Furnes-Ambacht of Flanders . |