Example sentences of "[adv prt] [adv] 10 [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sales , on a like-for-like basis , were down nearly 10 per cent , with operating losses of £5.2m . |
| 2 | In the first seven months of 1990 productivity was down nearly 10 per cent compared with the same period of 1989 ; 37,000 people were unemployed ; and retail prices had increased dramatically ( according to figures published on Aug. 18 the cost of living index had risen by 108 per cent between May and July alone ) . |
| 3 | Prisoners are male , and disproportionately young — a quarter of the prison population being under 21 , whereas 15–20-year-olds make up only 10 per cent of the British population . |
| 4 | While prices were forcast to fall by about 10 per cent on average next year , a slow decline in interest rates over the next 12 months was seen as prompting a resurgence the following spring . |
| 5 | In the event , they dropped by about 10 per cent , from £96.4 million to £86.6 million , partly because of a decline in the metals and electronics division . |