Example sentences of "10 [unc] cent [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trip begins at a Eucharistic Congress in Seoul intended to put the seal on the Catholic Church 's extraordinary progress in Korea , where the number of believers has grown from a post-war 200,000 to more than 2.5 million , and is increasing by 10 per cent each year . |
| 2 | The NRA estimates that oil and sewage sources each accounted for about 20 per cent of the total reported incidents with farm and industrial incidents accounting for about 10 per cent each . |
| 3 | By 1993 , we will be producing 28 per cent of the total ; France and Germany just over 10 per cent each . |
| 4 | Oil and sewage sources accounted for 20 per cent of the total ; agricultural and industrial sources for a further 10 per cent each . |
| 5 | By 1988 interim results indicated that around 10 per cent fewer accidents occurred than would have been expected without the schemes . |
| 6 | A lead-only second-hand car is now worth about 10 per cent less than an unleaded equivalent . |
| 7 | At the same time , Labour identifiers who read right-wing papers were 10 per cent less optimistic than Labour identifiers who did not ; while Conservatives who read right-wing papers were similarly less optimistic about Labour 's chances than Conservatives who did not read right-wing papers ( Table 7.13 ) . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | In fact , it will buy 10 per cent less or only 90 per cent of what it would have when you originally made the money available to your debtor . |
| 10 | The IGCC plant achieved an energy efficiency of 45-50 per cent , compared to 37 per cent for a conventional coal-fired station with flue-gas desulphurization equipment ; and it produced 10 per cent less carbon dioxide , only a seventh of the sulphur dioxide , a third of the nitrogen oxides , and no methane . |
| 11 | He said there was already 10 per cent more chlorine — which mainly comes from chlorofluorocarbons chemicals ( CFCs ) in aerosol sprays and refrigeration equipment and is the main cause of the ozone hole — in the stratosphere than two years ago . |
| 12 | Hitherto the elements in the equation were clear : cheaper fuel , much greater mpg , and no dispute about diesels holding their value better — as a rough guide , a second-hand diesel will retain 10 per cent more of its new value than a petrol version . |
| 13 | Delighted bosses at Liberty , which opened 19 of its 21 stores , estimated they had taken 10 per cent more than the first day of last year 's winter sales . |
| 14 | His confidence in the Queen 's ability to ‘ bounce back ’ seems to be borne out in surveys , with 10 per cent more people than a year ago naming her as their favourite royal . |
| 15 | Suppose that , in the illustration above , the new minibus scheme provides a service that on average is one-third faster ( previous average journey times being approximately 15 minutes ) but costs 10 per cent more ( with the present average fare being 30 pence ) . |
| 16 | If 10 per cent more were done , the payment would increase by 12 per cent ; if less than the volume target were done , the payment would go down . |
| 17 | The price of Paribas shares has soared by more than 10 per cent this week . |
| 18 | Set your team a competition to increase profit levels by 10 per cent this week . |