Example sentences of "be [adv] [adj] [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | In local elections held on June 7-8 in 341 municipalities throughout the country the two partners in the ruling coalition , the True Path Party ( DYP ) and the Social Democratic Populist Party ( SHP ) , won 35 and 23 per cent of the vote respectively ( their combined total having been only 47 per cent in the October 1992 general election ) . |
| 2 | If last year 's consumer boom had not been allowed to boil over , our nine-year growth rate would have been below two per cent . |
| 3 | Fresh elections were due on April 7 in six constituencies where turnout on Feb. 24 had been below 50 per cent ( the average turnout was over 71 per cent ) , and were also awaited in two constituencies where a run-off on March 4 had failed to produce a winner . |
| 4 | ‘ We are only 70 per cent fit for international rugby — and the players are well aware of that ’ , said coach Alan Davies . |
| 5 | On top of this , food eaten eight miles up needs extra seasoning because at altitude taste buds are only 70 per cent efficient . |
| 6 | In the West although we are only 20 per cent of the world 's 3,000 million we have 90 per cent of the world 's income , 90 per cent of its gold reserves , 95 per cent of its scientific knowledge , 70 per cent of its meat and 80 per cent of its protein . ’ |
| 7 | For example , Japanese mortality rates for the 65 — 74 age group are only 60 per cent of those prevalent in Great Britain . |
| 8 | Today these figures are only 22 per cent and 39 per cent respectively , whilst support for visits from nuclear-armed ships has dropped from 47 to 24 per cent . |
| 9 | Is the Prime Minister aware that building employers say that conditions are worse than they have been in 40 years , that car sales are down 20 per cent . |
| 10 | Attempted murders are down twenty-one per cent . |
| 11 | Yet I am not 100 per cent sure I want another five years of Tory rule . |
| 12 | I am not 100 per cent but I suspect that 's it , yes . ’ |
| 13 | Prices for these northern shores are generally 10-15 per cent lower than their English Channel equivalent . |
| 14 | Thomson , whose companies include Horizon , Skytours , OSL , HCI and Wings , announced its new prices as it was revealed that bookings for 1993 are already 10 per cent down on last year . |
| 15 | ‘ But we are not 100 per cent sure they will be clean and fair . ’ |
| 16 | Nuclear Metals says , however , that the behaviour of the alloys is ‘ controversial … we are not 100 per cent convinced that it is the titanium alloy itself which is at fault — it may be the environment , ’ Don King of Nuclear Metals told New Scientist . |
| 17 | While typical power stations are just 34 per cent efficient — converting most of their energy into heat lost to the air — CHP systems can reach 80 per cent efficiency . |
| 18 | And you reckon we 're we 're four per cent you 're about four per cent below . |
| 19 | We had 80 per cent occupancy over the entire year , yet we 're about 25 per cent down on budget for those occupancy figures . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ After the crash I am still 100 per cent . |
| 21 | I am still 100 per cent behind Credit Management and all that it stands for . |
| 22 | Despite the fall in September sales , the figures produced by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show that total sales in the first nine months , at 1,919,338 , are still 5 per cent up on the same period last year . |
| 23 | Rates in the West Midlands , however , are still 8.3 per cent below the national average . |
| 24 | Even when VAT is recoverable , prices are still 35–40 per cent higher in the UK , and would add another £3 per hour to the cost of operating a C152 . |
| 25 | Labour costs per head are still 50 per cent above Scandinavian levels but are falling steadily and with work for the next two years all Govan now needs is a substantial new order before the middle of 1994 to ensure its future . |
| 26 | This time there were bubbles of water , and he concluded that his first sample — ostensibly uncontaminated fuel — had actually been nearly 100 per cent water . |
| 27 | The Opposition never mention manufacturing exports , which are up 75 per cent . |
| 28 | Tour operator Thomson said bookings are up five per cent on last year , with more than 80,000 people travelling in the last week of the year . |
| 29 | Ten years later , after a 17 per cent drop in the secondary school population of the area , suspensions are up 230 per cent , the centres admit suspended as well as pre-suspension pupils and a fourth centre has been opened . |
| 30 | The 2.4 litre diesel Landcruiser and Corollas are up one per cent , while the Starlet , ( the GL is the only model available ) is up £260 to £7860 . |