Example sentences of "now [adv] [adj] [unc] [no cls] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That compares very well with the current rate of inflation , which is now below 4 per cent . |
| 2 | In the first phase of development in the early 1980s around 30 per cent of changes were bought by former council house tenants , but as prices have rocketed this percentage is now below 10 per cent . |
| 3 | The provision of statutory services to the elderly has risen since 1948 , but not sufficiently to keep pace with the increasing number of dependants and the decreasing pool of informal carers ( even now only 11 per cent of people aged 85 and over receive meals-on-wheels , 37 per cent a home help ; OPCS , 1985 ) . |
| 4 | Polls in 1963 confirmed that in American eyes Britain was still the most dependable ally , but Gallup in July also recorded that West Germany ( 58 per cent ) was now only 5 per cent behind Britain . |
| 5 | These are the areas in which the remaining forest lands are located ; now only 22 per cent of the country is forested in comparison to nearly 100 per cent in 1900 and 66 per cent in 1945 ( Myers 1988 ) , which in itself constitutes a loss of revenue as timber exports ( a major source of foreign currency ) have declined in the last 20 years . |
| 6 | In Nigeria the foreign investors ' share is now about 20 per cent , with the bulk of the remainder held in the Nigerian private sector ; the localization legislation created over one million individual shareholders . |
| 7 | Thus cheese is now around 18 per cent more expensive than it was before Black Monday . |
| 8 | However , they are split on how high to raise their rates , now around 13.5 per cent . |
| 9 | When Verzy was practically a white grape village ( now almost eighty per cent Pinot Noir ) , the exception was the vineyards near St Basle , which is above the village bordering the famous Faux de Verzy . |
| 10 | Two years ago , less than 25 per cent had a car , now almost 35 per cent . |
| 11 | Now over 20 per cent of American households have a Nintendo , and the Atari VCS is just a fond memory . |
| 12 | The full-year loan and grant are now over 30 per cent . |