Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] 10 [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | Profits and earnings per share rose 17 per cent and dividends to shareholders were up 10 per cent . |
| 2 | Total Waterford Crystal US sales were over 10 per cent up on 1991 . |
| 3 | ‘ The growth in lending in the year to August by Committee of Scottish and London Clearing Banks was only 27 per cent , and for Barclays it was only 10 per cent , ’ she said . |
| 4 | In early modern England the proportion of solitary 65-year-olds was only 10 per cent , while in the mid-nineteenth century it came as low as 7.5 . |
| 5 | He said there was already 10 per cent more chlorine — which mainly comes from chlorofluorocarbons chemicals ( CFCs ) in aerosol sprays and refrigeration equipment and is the main cause of the ozone hole — in the stratosphere than two years ago . |
| 6 | Rainfall during the December-April rainy season was under 10 per cent of normal , and the country 's maize crop has been devastated . |
| 7 | Turnover was up 10 per cent , to £1.5 billion , with 19,000 employees currently undergoing formal training — another record figure . |
| 8 | For executives below board level the median increase was about 10 per cent . |