Example sentences of "for [adv] to [adj] [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oil exports accounted for close to 80 per cent of foreign earnings . |
| 2 | This market accounts for up to 70 per cent of the ECM 's gross ( total ) size . |
| 3 | ‘ The drug works for up to 85 per cent of patients |
| 4 | Needless to say , the study of natural hazards is important , a statement brought into sharp focus by the fact that natural hazards account for up to 4 per cent of total deaths in the world each year ( Mitchell , 1974 ) . |
| 5 | The researchers have found nylon production to be responsible for up to 10 per cent of the increase in nitrous oxide . |
| 6 | People who can be eligible for up to 100 per cent . |
| 7 | The report claimed that fraudulent claims by farmers might account for up to 8 per cent of the total spent on ewe premiums , or some 100,000,000 ECU a year ; meanwhile , it said , subsidised milk powder intended for calf feed was being illegally diverted into food for human consumption . |
| 8 | The public sector nevertheless still accounted for up to 40 per cent of gross national product ( GNP ) , and employed 44 per cent of the nation 's workforce . |
| 9 | The two were Hong Kong Land 's bid for up to 29.9 per cent of Trafalgar House late last year , and Thomas Cook 's for 12.5 per cent of Owners Abroad . |
| 10 | BA has submitted a sealed bid for up to 35 per cent of the airline , due for privatisation . |
| 11 | The worst case scenario suggests aircraft could be responsible for up to 43 per cent of the projected rise in global temperature . |