Example sentences of "[adv prt] about [adj] [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | This occurs in about five per cent of cases of gonorrhoea for either site . |
| 2 | In about 95 per cent of cases , there 's no problem . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Some form of physical violence was directed against the victim in about 80 per cent . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | In about 40 per cent of these cases , there is some improvement in the situation of victims of human rights abuse . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ 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 . |
| 14 | The British Association of Removers , which represents 750 removal companies across the country , believes housemoving business is down about 40 per cent . |
| 15 | The British Association of Removers , which represents 750 removal companies across the country , believes housemoving business is down about 40 per cent . |
| 16 | This delivers , through the unmodified hardware configuration , motion video at between 12.5 and 15 frames per second over about 25 per cent of the screen . |
| 17 | Foreign exchange controls over about 60 per cent of merchandise imports were lifted at the end of September 1989 and in May 1990 the Senate passed a new bill to replace the Aliens Landholdings Act which had limited the areas of foreign investment and ownership in the country 's economy . |
| 18 | Therefore , to avoid any confusion , the interpretations have been based solely on a comparison of the rates charged for Cessna 150/152s , as these make up about 45 per cent of the aircraft offered for the purpose of basic training or hire . |
| 19 | It makes up about 38 per cent of the typical American diet — 8 per cent too much , according to nutrition experts . |
| 20 | Indeed , dog still makes up about 3½ per cent of the diet of Italian wolves . |
| 21 | None the less , its heavy dependence on exports of minerals , especially gold and diamonds ( which make up about 80 per cent of export earnings ) , make it vulnerable to fluctuations in the world market , and to sanctions imposed by some members of the international community . |
| 22 | Yellowfin tuna taken inside the ETP make up about 8 per cent of the world 's tuna catch . |
| 23 | Digesting food uses up about 20 per cent of our calorie intake but the rest must be worked off by the energy we expend while living our lives . |
| 24 | The figure of 180 000 tonnes refer to almond kernels , which make up about 60 per cent of the total weight in California . |
| 25 | In Germany , Scandinavia and France , social costs — state pension contributions , national insurance and so on — take up about 60 per cent of salary compared with less than 20 per cent in the UK . |
| 26 | Its strength lies partly in its scope , for Roman Catholics make up about 90 per cent of the population ; for instance , the figure is 89.1 per cent for Brazil ( LAB 1982 ) and 88.7 per cent for Mexico ( 1980 Census ) ; and also in its institutional links with other aspects of life , such as education , health , leisure and community activities . |
| 27 | By the beginning of the twentieth century the latter made up about 90 per cent of the population of the three western provinces , and between 60 and 85 per cent of Irkutsk , Transbaikal and Amur provinces , but in the enormous Yakutsk province and the far north-east it was still the non-Russian indigenous population which predominated , in a proportion of 13:1 . |
| 28 | The traditional occupation of Salagamas , who made up about seven per cent of the Sinhalese population , was cinnamon peeling . |
| 29 | Dad 's got a Thing against acting — ‘ Do n't put your daughter on the stage Mrs Worthington ’ — he whines on about eighty-five per cent of actors being unemployed at any one time — ‘ All the travelling — the stress — actors with their massive egos … ’ |
| 30 | If everyone had one of these , the crime rate would drop by about fifty per cent . ’ |