Example sentences of "year and [adv] [adj] [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of the population aged 65 years and over 60 per cent are female ( see Figure 2.1 ) . |
| 2 | There are still very few schools that have mixed ability groups in all of their first three years , but more and more schools are introducing some mixed ability groups in their first three years and about thirty per cent have mixed ability grouping in their first year now , something around fifteen per cent have mixed ability in the first three years . |
| 3 | Fixed investment is expected to be flat this year and up 2.9 per cent next , both a significant improvement on the last forecast , and even consumer spending is now expected to grow by 1.2 per cent this year and 1.9 per cent next , in spite of the threat of tax increases . |
| 4 | Since 1985 profits growth in the division has been restricted to an average of less than 5 per cent a year and as 40 per cent of revenues come from the US the one third fall in the dollar over the period obviously affected the outcome as have rising R&D costs . |
| 5 | Although education is compulsory from age seven to 14 in theory , almost half the children in public schools never get beyond the first year and only one per cent continue to higher education . |