Example sentences of "[coord] by [adv] [adj] [no cls] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | Barr has claimed that ‘ today 's grant would have to be increased by 12 per cent to restore its purchasing power to its level in 1978/79 , and by nearly 25 per cent to restore it to its 1962/63 peak ’ . |
| 2 | By their enormous concentration on defence they raised the issue by just 8 per cent in terms of public priorities and by just 7 per cent in terms of electoral significance . |
| 3 | Bach ( 1978 , 1979 ) studied data on weather and corn yield in the United States Corn Belt states from 1901 to 1972 and estimated that corn production in those states would change by about 11 per cent for every 1 °C change in average maximum temperature over the growing season , and by about 15 per cent for each 10 per cent change in precipitation . |
| 4 | During the period 1961–74 , according to Bacon and Eltis , the ratio of non-industrial to industrial employment changed by 33.9 per cent in favour of the non-industrial sector in the UK , and by only 18.6 per cent in France , with the other industrial countries showing lower percentage changes . |
| 5 | The researchers found that levels of ultraviolet radiation doubled on certain days in September and October 1992 , but by only 9 per cent in the whole of September , the worst month , and by less than 1 per cent for the year as a whole . |
| 6 | Input costs have also fallen in real terms , but by only 3 per cent . |
| 7 | Food prices rose , but by only 0.3 per cent , well below the expected seasonal trend . |