Example sentences of "[prep] about [num] of the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the next six years , thirty polytechnics were officially designated and since then they have become the major institutions of higher education within further education , catering for about two-thirds of the full-time , including sandwich , students in advanced further education . |
| 2 | Stillbirths account for about two-thirds of the perinatal deaths in Japan . |
| 3 | This is because both frontbenches accept that it is the function of the House to permit the two sides to state their cases , and each party in power has respected the right of the Opposition to determine the subjects of debate for about one-third of the total time of the House . |
| 4 | Affiliates of TNCs accounted for about one-eighth of the Third World food processing industry , and about 90 per cent of this was in the branded goods and the export sector . |
| 5 | Animal protection groups claim that the EC cosmetic industry accounts for about 50000 of the 200000 tests carried out worldwide on animals . |
| 6 | Scotch , Canadian and American whiskies combined account for about one-half of the distilled spirits sold in the United States . |
| 7 | The acquisition will result in an as yet undetermined number of lay-offs because Hewlett-Packard is planning to offer jobs to about 450 of the 1,600 employees in the worldwide Computer Systems & Services business , primarily employees currently in field and customer services functions . |
| 8 | Cross-drill on the mark , to about three-quarters of the total thickness , or right through . |
| 9 | Decrease the size of the sweet dessert to about three-quarters of the usual amount . |
| 10 | The Bikin river area is also home to about 40 of the 250 remaining Siberian tigers , regarded as sacred by the Udege . |
| 11 | Languages : English ; Welsh spoken by about one-fifth of the Welsh population . |