Example sentences of "over 40% " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , dependence on oil has fallen : its share of energy consumption is now just over 40% , down from 47% in 1973 . |
| 2 | By the year 2000 over 40% of Italian energy demand could be supplied by gas . |
| 3 | The Netherlands will be a major energy importer by the year 2000 with oil and gas imports probably accounting for over 40% of total demand . |
| 4 | Over 40% of Pakistan 's energy needs are supplied by gas , 36% by oil , 16% by hydro electricity and 5% by coal . |
| 5 | Unless sheep can repeatedly remove over 40% of the current season 's growth of heather , the plants will continue to thrive . |
| 6 | The heavy stocking levels in the Powys LFA ( over 40% higher than in Cantal based on 1979/80 data ) have almost certainly contributed to the losses of heather moorland and the reduction in the diversity of species associated with pasture grasslands . |
| 7 | And one third of all women , and over 40% of those under 50 , had low iron stores . |
| 8 | The equity proportion of financing has risen to 43% for deals below £10m in the last 18 months and to over 40% for deals above £10m . |
| 9 | Intel Corp 's storming first quarter figures ( see page seven ) have not gone down well everywhere , and Hancock Institutional Equity Services analyst Eli Sayegh reckons that there is not much more to go for in the stock : he yesterday downgraded Intel to sell from hold , saying he thinks the company is near peak operating margins at just over 40% , double the historical norm ; he said the company 's margins have been driven largely by a shift from the 80386 chip to the 80486 chip ‘ and this can not go on for too long ; ’ he reckons that Advanced Micro Devices Inc will immediately take 10% of the 80486 market with its planned clone , and could take as much as 25% over time ; his damper wiped $1.75 off Intel shares at $115.75 . |
| 10 | Northgate Computer Corp , reporting losses up over 40% at $2.1m on sales off 47% at $18.3m , said James Goetz , president and chief executive , had resigned ; pending a decision by the board , Khaled Ibrahim , chief financial officer , will supervise the company 's operations . |
| 11 | Britain has attracted over 40% of Japanese direct investment in the EC , and the bulk of Japanese car plants . |
| 12 | This now contributes more than a third of Zurich 's total premium income , and well over 40% of its non-life business . |
| 13 | Over 40% of single mothers have no educational qualifications at all . |
| 14 | Between 1983 and 1989 the prevalence of tobacco smoking in Australian men fell from over 40% to around 30% — around twice the recent rate of fall in cigarette smoking in British men . |
| 15 | Despite such intensive care , including the use of ‘ late ’ acetylcysteine and intracranial pressure monitoring ( which helps in the early detection of intracranial hypertension ) , the mortality of patients with paracetamol induced fulminant hepatic failure in specialist centres continues to be over 40% — deaths are mainly due to cerebral oedema , hypotension , and overwhelming sepsis . |
| 16 | In addition , in some countries , such as Bolivia , Ecuador , Guatemala and Peru , over 40% of the people are indigenous . |
| 17 | Women make up just over 40% of the industrial workforce . |
| 18 | Indeed , those dermatologists who have undertaken clinics in general practitioners ' surgeries find that over 40% of the patients seen have to be followed up in a hospital clinic , thus leading to unnecessary duplication of notes and considerable wastage of consultant time and resources . |
| 19 | A recent survey showed that over 40% of patients did not even know about the NHS reforms , let alone fundholding . |
| 20 | Mortality in patients with fulminant hepatic failure is over 40% . |
| 21 | Simultaneously they were Adobe 's largest customer contributing over 40% of the revenues at one point . |
| 22 | Despite the leading coalition partners ' endless trumpeting of their unimpeachable moral purpose — all that pious flannel about ‘ the liberation of Kuwait ’ — those believing the true purpose to be ensuring the flow of oil , has been measured at over 40% . |
| 23 | Over 40% of the population in this area are classified as category J , which is a high status , high income group . |
| 24 | Japan now files over 40% of non-US patents in the US . |
| 25 | In fact , most industrial countries passed this figure over twenty-five years ago , with tax ratios of over 40% for some countries in the 1970s , yet they experienced low inflation and rapid growth of real incomes . |
| 26 | ‘ Clients were not adequately informed about the permanent nature of the operation in over 40% of the centres ’ Joint World Bank , WHO , SIDA , Government review of sterilisation in Bangladesh , 1983 |
| 27 | Religion : Islam ( Shia , almost 60% ; Sunni , over 40% ) . |
| 28 | Religion : Islam ( Shia almost 60% , Sunni over 40% ) . |
| 29 | By 1973 , there was still only 20% of the total from terra firme , but towards the end of the decade the proportion was over 40% , mainly C. odorata and S. macrophylla ; only some 20–40 species were acceptable to sawmills . |
| 30 | Following the acquisition of John Cawsey & Company in early 1991 , including 50% of Bundaberg Rum , United Distillers Australia is the largest wholesale spirit distributor in Australasia , with over 40% share of the Scotch market and over 42% of the gin market . |