Example sentences of "10 per [unc] " in BNC.
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1 | Before that Act non-residents could register for the vote in local elections if they occupied property in the area with a rateable value of at least £ 10 per annum . |
2 | In 1911 , the protestant population in the South was 10 per cent . |
3 | Twenty years ago lager accounted for less than 10 per cent of total beer sales . |
4 | The movement cost less than 10 per cent of the price quoted by the British firm and this included all import duties and delivery charges , and VAT . |
5 | As the government squeezed the finances ever harder , British Rail became more efficient , and while even InterCity began by pruning 10 per cent of its mileage , at the end most of the sectors were more concerned about how to handle their increasing traffic . |
6 | A 10 per cent cut in loaded train miles was phased between June 1981 and October 1982 . |
7 | Traditionally operators with insufficient passengers simply cancelled ; BR now insisted that 10 per cent of the train hire charge — in some cases as much as £500 — be paid as a non-returnable deposit . |
8 | Quite clearly , as costs were four times direct revenue , 10 per cent ( for example ) saving in costs had much more effect on the balance than did a potential 20 per cent increase in revenue , so energy was at first concentrated on the cost base . |
9 | CAMRA would prefer beer to be brewed solely from barley malt but the use of sugar dates back to the 19th century and many renowned beers , such as Marston 's Pedigree , have recipes that include 10 per cent or more brewing sugars . |
10 | ‘ The field has been open to females only during the past year but we soon expect at least 10 per cent of dog-training course applicants will be female . ’ |
11 | This year , government-held countryside produced only 150,000 tonnes of wheat , or 10 per cent of Afghanistan 's total consumption , due to a bad harvest and the war . |
12 | Under the scheme , successful claimants would pay about 10 per cent of their winnings to a central fund which would meet the costs of unsuccessful claims . |
13 | ‘ My initial inquiries suggest that a figure of significantly less than 10 per cent is a real possibility , ’ Mr Pulman said . |
14 | The deal will lift its share of the Spanish soft drinks market from 8 to 10 per cent and of the Portuguese market from 3 to 8 per cent . |
15 | An increase of at least 10 per cent will be demanded by union representatives , who will argue that only a substantial rise will improve morale . |
16 | As for the price paid of 550p , half in cash and half in convertible preference shares , the prospective p/e may be around 14.5 , to judge from an estimated 10 per cent rise in Caradon 's pre-tax profits to £17m in the half year to 1 October . |
17 | For executives below board level the median increase was about 10 per cent . |
18 | The giant Nomura has stakes in Banco Santander of Spain ( which owns 10 per cent of Royal Bank of Scotland ) , Francois-Dufour Kervern , a French stockbroker , and Matuschka Group , a fund management company in West Germany . |
19 | The management team , led by Peter Jansen , which originally put up 10 per cent of the £12m equity element of the buyout , has seen its investment increase 60-fold at the MB Group offer price . |
20 | Interim pre-tax profits rose by an estimated 10 per cent to £17m in the six months to 1 October . |
21 | But he probably received a pay rise of less than 10 per cent in 1988-89 . |
22 | The market for stable power supplies for sensitive equipment is worth £1.2bn in Europe and is growing at 10 per cent per year . |
23 | The figures for BBC 1 and BBC 2 were 10 per cent , with violent acts occurring at a rate of 2.5 per hour on BBC 1 , and two on BBC 2 . |
24 | ‘ Think how long BBC2 and Channel 4 have been on the air and they still have barely 10 per cent of the British audience . |
25 | Home shopping held its profits at £13m which could well reflect the use of provisions raised on the Freemans acquisition to meet a net 10 per cent staff reduction . |
26 | Assuming pre-tax profits of £230m , before one-off property income , Sears shares are on a p/e of 10.5 at 118p , a 10 per cent discount to the market , and are on a yield of over 6 per cent , exceeded only by Next and Storehouse . |
27 | A 13 per cent hike in the interim dividend to 3.4p was accompanied by the promise of a 10 per cent rise in the final dividend . |
28 | This page and Outlook , page 27 Sears slows : Pre-tax profits at Sears , the retailing group , slumped by 10 per cent to £91.7m in the six months to 31 July as high street spending waned . |
29 | PRE-TAX profits at Sears , the Selfridges , Dolcis and Olympus retailing group , slumped by 10 per cent from £102.3m to £91.7m in the six months to 31 July as high street spending waned . |
30 | The aim of the traffic engineers was to cut car journeys by up to 10 per cent , creating congestion-free running for buses , goods vehicles and the remaining cars . |