Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] than 10 [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | or more non-whites , so we divided all areas into those with less or more than 10 per cent . |
| 2 | Research shows that less than 10 per cent of listeners to Radio 1 are regular record buyers , so it would be unrepresentative of our audience 's taste to be ruled by the movements of the singles ' chart . |
| 3 | It is estimated that less than 10 per cent of existing savers entitled to hold a TESSA have taken one out . |
| 4 | Professor Brunsden said that more than 10 per cent of children are dying in their first year . |
| 5 | A survey of hedgerows by the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology shows that more than 10 per cent of hedgerows have been lost in the period between 1984 and 1990 . |
| 6 | Sales to the UK market continued to fall — half of companies reported a decrease and less than 10 per cent of companies reported an increase . |
| 7 | Between 1979 and 1989 those at the highest decile ( ie those earning more than 90 per cent and less than 10 per cent of the population ) increased their real income by 36.6 per cent whereas those at the lowest decile ( ie those earning more than 10 per cent and less than 90 per cent of the population ) who increased their real income by only 5.7 per cent . |
| 8 | ‘ Under the Companies Act , we are entitled to take such action if more than 10 per cent of the shareholders back the application . |
| 9 | All the company 's research , development and manufacturing takes place in Abingdon , but less than 10 per cent of their products stay in the U K. |