Example sentences of "[v-ing] up [adj] per cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | Norwich & Peterborough Building Society is moving up 0.5 per cent to 14.5 per cent , but it put on 0.5 per cent just before the base rate rise was announced . |
| 2 | Of course , I know you wo n't like giving up fifteen per cent of the total equity of SUPPLYKITS — nobody would . |
| 3 | It is girls who tend to stay at school longer and in the secondary cycle outnumber boys ( making up 52 per cent of total enrolment in 1985 ) . |
| 4 | Although a fuller account would include a detailed analysis of all sources of income , the plain fact is that by far the largest source of pensioners ' income is social security , comprising 60 per cent , with the retirement pension alone making up 49 per cent of pensioner income . |
| 5 | According to figures released in January 1990 there were 1,040,325 foreign residents in the country in 1989 , making up 15.6 per cent of the population . |
| 6 | The amount of such mail handled by the Post Office increased threefold from 1975 to 1987 , reaching 1,626 million items and making up 7.7 per cent of total national expenditure on advertising . |
| 7 | Vamplew suggests shareholding was rather more democratically distributed in Scotland with skilled manual workers making up 19.1 per cent of shareholders in twenty-three clubs up to 1916 . |
| 8 | The government will be putting up 50 per cent of the cost of commercial projects in the four key areas , although academic work will be fully funded by the Department of Education and Science ( DES ) . |