Example sentences of "over [adj] [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even though the prices of many of the goods which were used in constructing the retail price index were subject to government control , the official consumer price index increased between January 1970 and September 1973 by 119 per cent and , using this same index , the official rate of inflation in the fourth quarter of 1973 was over 500 per cent . |
| 2 | German industry had laid the basis for its later success in producing steel , chemicals and electrical goods , trade was now in surplus and growth rates were over eight per cent per annum . |
| 3 | Its importance sharply decreased for those in their early 20s , to stand at little above the average and fell gradually as age increased , to reach just over eight per cent for over-55 year olds . |
| 4 | The Constitution was endorsed by members of the armed forces , whose votes were counted separately , with over 97 per cent backing the changes . |
| 5 | Tribal communities — who have ownership rights over 97 per cent of the country 's land — are becoming more reluctant to sign agreements with the logging companies , the RIC says , while developments such as the " walkabout " sawmill are allowing them to operate their own small-scale logging operations in a more or less sustainable manner . |
| 6 | ‘ You wo n't lose control so long as you retain over fifty per cent of the shares , ’ Adam reassured her . |
| 7 | Over 75 per cent of the Dutch population have accounts at Postbank , though many of these are dormant . |
| 8 | Over 75 per cent of people with secondary syphilis will have some form of rash , and about 50 per cent will have a generalized enlargement of the lymph glands . |
| 9 | In the 1990s over 75 per cent of local spending will , in effect , be funded through central government grant . |
| 10 | He went on to obtain plates centred on about 1300 selected areas scattered uniformly over 75 per cent of the whole sky , on which he was able to recognise some 44000 galaxies down to apparent magnitude about 20 . |
| 11 | On a typical sage grouse lek , just 10 per cent of the males get over 75 per cent of all matings . |
| 12 | This survey , conducted in the mid 1950s when differences between US and Japanese culture were even greater than they are now , found a positive correlation of .87 between these two samples ' dreaming rates for the 34 topics — accounting for over 75 per cent of the variance . |
| 13 | In 1978 , of 74 High Court judges listed , over 75 per cent had attended public schools and , of these , 41 per cent had attended one of the Clarendon Schools . |
| 14 | Despite a boycott in parts of Abkhazia , over 75 per cent of the electorate turned out to vote in the elections , in which Shevardnadze stood as the only candidate . |
| 15 | Professor Davis has calculated that over 75 per cent of the growth in English exporting over the first half of the eighteenth century depended on either southern Europe or the Americas . |
| 16 | In terms of size , independent funds are the largest , with over 75 per cent of total venture capital funds invested . |
| 17 | Hearn and Doyle , whose players won over 70 per cent of the prize money on the WPBSA circuit last year , would rather see greater efficiency and cost effectiveness . |
| 18 | Yet a survey study of the 1983 election found that this section of the electorate was the most right-wing of all on issue questions about privatization , incentives versus equality , trade union rights , and comprehensive schools , and that over 70 per cent of them voted Conservative in the election . |
| 19 | Over 70 per cent of both groups were considered psychotic , with rather more men schizophrenic and rather more women suffering affective psychosis . |
| 20 | Graduates of Oxford and Cambridge predominated , and over 70 per cent of all masters had themselves attended HMC ( Headmasters ' Conference ) schools . |
| 21 | If fluid from the prostate and a specimen of the ejaculate are also examined , however , the diagnosis rate increases markedly , and over 70 per cent of male contacts were shown to be harbouring the organism in one series where these exhaustive tests were carried out . |
| 22 | During the 1980s the number of Japanese tourists increased by 133 per cent ; the number of Americans travelling abroad reached over forty one million , although this was a relatively small percentage of the population ; over 70 per cent of British adults had been abroad ( mostly on package holidays ) , but West Germany was the major tourist-generating country . |
| 23 | However , a change would be subject to the agreement of over 70 per cent of parents . |
| 24 | Note , that over 70 per cent of Albion Bank 's other currency assets take this form and constitute part of the euro-currency market . |
| 25 | A Swedish study of 19 bottle-fed babies with colic found that over 70 per cent improved when changed to formula feeds that did not contain whole cow's-milk protein . |
| 26 | This accounts for over 70 per cent of the combined reduction in annual surpluses , so if revenues fail to grow it is obvious where the axe will have to fall . |
| 27 | Over 70 per cent of 12-year-olds have problems with their feet , mostly because of ill-fitting shoes . |
| 28 | Voter turnout in local elections was frequently as low as 25 per cent , in contrast with over 70 per cent in national elections . |
| 29 | Between the ages of 25 and 29 , the annual remarriage rates per 1,000 divorced men was 136 in 1989 , down by over 70 per cent from 1971 figure of 503 . |
| 30 | The yardsticks of progress are not easy to quantify , but over 70 per cent of LEAs reported a proportionate increase in expenditure from 1983 to 1986 on special educational needs ; and over three-quarters of LEAs have increased their use of mainstream placements for children with special needs , both in the primary and secondary sectors . |