Example sentences of "[adv prt] [adv] [adj] [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | The gap must be narrowed between the rich countries of the world and the poorer countries where 70 per cent of the world 's people live on only 30 per cent of its income . |
| 2 | Yeah , so it gets more complicated when you say what happens if I add on so much per cent |
| 3 | Turn-outs for local elections in Hungary have dropped from 40 to 20 per cent , and in some recent votes down below 15 per cent . |
| 4 | Employment has gone down only 11 per cent . |
| 5 | In the event , tourist arrivals in January-March 1991 were down only 3 per cent compared with the same period in 1990 . |
| 6 | In spite of the recession , reduced profits from property sales and a 50 per cent rise in interest charges to £3.5 million profit before exceptionals was down only 9 per cent to £22.1 million , of which £11.8 million came in the first half . |
| 7 | Forty per cent of the people live in only 6 per cent of the total area , and densities rise to 100 per square kilometre . |
| 8 | However , despite general agreement about the need for groupworkers to be supervised by university trained personnel , this occurs in only 30 per cent of services in Flanders ( Hellinckx and Munter , 1990 ) . |
| 9 | Sales , on a like-for-like basis , were down nearly 10 per cent , with operating losses of £5.2m . |
| 10 | In the first seven months of 1990 productivity was down nearly 10 per cent compared with the same period of 1989 ; 37,000 people were unemployed ; and retail prices had increased dramatically ( according to figures published on Aug. 18 the cost of living index had risen by 108 per cent between May and July alone ) . |
| 11 | Output in cars , engineering and clothing is down nearly 12 per cent , says a Labour survey . |
| 12 | A four-minute call during cheap rate times will cost just 99p , down nearly 25 per cent , says British Telecom . |
| 13 | This occurs in about five per cent of cases of gonorrhoea for either site . |
| 14 | In about 95 per cent of cases , there 's no problem . |
| 15 | In about thirty per cent of the cases ground tuition is free , while for others it ranges from about £2 per hour up to £18.40 per hour ex-VAT . |
| 16 | In a previous double-blind trial , it had been found to be of value in about 70 per cent of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and about 40 per cent of those with osteoarthritis . |
| 17 | A recent examination of over a hundred major and minor innovations in scientific instruments revealed that users dominated the innovation process in about 80 per cent of the cases . |
| 18 | Some form of physical violence was directed against the victim in about 80 per cent . |
| 19 | Very often these mispronunciations were corrected when the subject repeated the speech , and in about 50 per cent of cases the correct pronunciation was restored with no disruption of the fluency of shadowing . |
| 20 | Close ties with Performance Fabrics remain and apart from sharing the same site Tygavac buys in about 20 per cent of its products from the Courtaulds Aerospace company . |
| 21 | In about 40 per cent of these cases , there is some improvement in the situation of victims of human rights abuse . |
| 22 | The DSS estimate that the average assessment will be about £40 per week ( compared with £25 now ) and that in about 25 per cent of cases the bill will be payable in full . |
| 23 | Almost 40 per cent of such problems were attributed in whole or part to the pupils ' characteristics whilst in about 65 per cent of cases the home was thought to be wholly or partly to blame . |
| 24 | Neutering reduces the incidence of straying in about 90 per cent of male dogs , and lowers the risk of soiling by decreasing the dog 's sex drive . |
| 25 | ‘ There was too much emphasis on how fast we could grow , ’ he says , but adds that the company is still turning down about 70 per cent of those who apply for an Amex card . |
| 26 | The British Association of Removers , which represents 750 removal companies across the country , believes housemoving business is down about 40 per cent . |
| 27 | The British Association of Removers , which represents 750 removal companies across the country , believes housemoving business is down about 40 per cent . |
| 28 | Packed chlorine is used to treat the water used in almost 70 per cent of Britain 's homes while about 50 per cent of the household bleach sold in the UK contains Effect Products sodium hypochlorite . |
| 29 | Property prices are down around 30-35 per cent from the high of 1988 , and for waterside locations have plummeted by 40 per cent , says Dai Jenkins of Gribble , Booth & Taylor , who have branches in Devon , Cornwall , Somerset and Dorset . |
| 30 | Though individuals are giving less — on average , £1.27 a person per month , down almost 75 per cent on 1989 levels , according to the foundation — corporate giving appeared to be ‘ holding up ’ until the end of last year . |