Example sentences of "[noun] nearly [adj] [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | At present the country imports nearly 90 per cent of its timber requirements . |
| 2 | But there are twelve fewer non-North American galleries this year , and forty-two dealers nearly twenty-five per cent of the fair are here for the first time . |
| 3 | If the 30 km/h is achieved through third gear defensive driving , the reduction in hydrocarbon emission is as high as 20 per cent and that for nitrous oxide nearly 50 per cent . |
| 4 | One contrast , however , was that of the thirty-two cardinals created by Innocent nearly 50 per cent were masters ( men who had been at universities ) . |
| 5 | According to reports nearly 50 per cent of Spain 's 36,736 prisoners were believed to have some form of addiction and just under 25 per cent were said to be HIV positive . |
| 6 | A survey by the National Association of Schoolmasters/Union of Women Teachers reveals that under the new financing formula nearly 60 per cent of secondary schools will be less well funded and about 40 per cent better resourced . |