Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] 10 [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | Light , insulating , economical puffed-wood structures , using only 10 per cent by weight of the wood previously needed , will spring up everywhere . |
| 2 | The legislation covered property illegally seized after Feb. 25 , 1948 , representing about 10 per cent of property in Czechoslovakia and worth an estimated total of 300,000 million koruna , of which about kcs60,000 million would be paid out as cash or bonds and the remainder as real estate ( US$1.00=kcs26.4234 as at Feb. 18 , 1991 ) . |
| 3 | Sugar was the third most important export after tobacco and tea , providing about 10 per cent of export earnings . |
| 4 | Together , they will generate approximately 1,000 megawatts of power — providing about 10 per cent of the country 's electricity needs , enough in itself to supply a city the size of Amsterdam . |
| 5 | But nuclear industry officials doubt the prospects of emission targets being achieved if the present review leads to early retirement of older Magnox stations , providing about 10 per cent of electricity in England and Wales , to accommodate a more concentrated mix of coal and gas stations . |
| 6 | In a confidential report he reviewed the properties of steels containing upward of 5 per cent chromium , and concluded that steels containing over 10 per cent chromium should be investigated . |
| 7 | ‘ They were losing about 10 per cent of their profit by not claiming back the tax , and no Japanese businessman does that . ’ |
| 8 | The UK chemical industry is one of the most successful parts of the economy producing around 10 per cent of the net manufacturing output and placing Britain among the top four chemical exporting nations . |
| 9 | Martin ( 1988 ) aggregates employment in a wider group of growth sectors and calculates that the South East region 's share of employment is over 41 per cent , with East Anglia and the South West together claiming over 10 per cent more . |
| 10 | Because of the drought , cotton farmers in north-western New South Wales are receiving only 10 per cent of their normal allocation of water from irrigation projects , while the cost of water has risen by as much as 30 per cent . |
| 11 | Half of India 's forest has been destroyed over the last 40 years , leaving only 10 per cent coverage . |
| 12 | The court extended job reservation to underprivileged sections of religious minorities , but refused to sanction a proposal by the present government setting aside 10 per cent of posts for poorer members of the upper castes . |
| 13 | Having consolidated his base , he launched an aggressive drive that led to the take-over of Newcastle Breweries and several smaller Edinburgh companies to form Scottish & Newcastle , which by the time he retired as chairman in 1969 was supplying about 10 per cent of British beer sales . |
| 14 | Brooks Marketing , which owns the Burke 's franchise , is offering about 10 per cent of its equity in return for £150,000 . |