Example sentences of "over 50 [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Swiss research has shown , for example , that at collision speeds of below 25 km/h only three per cent of pedestrians are severely injured whereas at over 50 km/h less than ten per cent survive . |
| 2 | As a rule , pedestrians hit by a car at 30 km/h do not sustain serious injuries , whilst at a collision speed of over 50 km/h , the result is almost always severe injuries , which are often fatal . |
| 3 | This proposed setting up ‘ nitrate sensitive areas ’ ( NSAs ) in which sources are at or over 50 mg/litre , to be identified by the National Rivers Authority . |
| 4 | The Connaught Over 50 's Club , Trades Hall , Westmoreland Street , Harrogate , 11.30am-3.30pm . |
| 5 | McCAW 'S revised offer for just over 50 per cent of LIN Broadcasting is cleverly structured . |
| 6 | Over 50 per cent of the little ringed plovers in the UK nest on gravel pits , as do a third of great crested grebes and just under a third of the tufted duck population . |
| 7 | Midland has currently made provisions against just over 50 per cent of its South American debt exposure , in line with Bank of England guidelines . |
| 8 | Over 50 per cent of social workers gave the questions in all dimensions a rating of 4 or 5 . |
| 9 | Over 50 per cent of respondents also reported that participation in the research had enabled them to think more clearly about development in every dimension ; 75 per cent thought their awareness of health issues and 60 per cent their awareness of self-care and identity had definitely increased . |
| 10 | For the first time , over 50 per cent of three and four-year olds have places either in nursery or primary schools . |
| 11 | Over 50 per cent of the population of many US cities are now ethnic ‘ majorities ’ — the whites having left for the outer suburban areas . |
| 12 | It must be a cause for concern to those of us in the public sector that in the period 1979–90 the percentage of children receiving private education increased from 5 per cent to 7.8 per cent a growth of over 50 per cent . |
| 13 | Before the 1940s over 50 per cent of Bartholin 's gland infections were gonococcal in origin compared with less than 10 per cent today . |
| 14 | The Metropolitan Police are expected to cost £1,082.391 million in 1989/90 — an increase of over 50 per cent in real terms since 1977/8 . |
| 15 | Since the average rate of interest paid on the deposits was about 9 per cent ( Mates 1986 ) , the banks would have needed to charge an average interest rate on their counterpart dinar loans of over 50 per cent in order to cover themselves . |
| 16 | Moreover , the rate of interest offered on the Agrokomerc bills were ‘ attractive ’ ( presumably well over 50 per cent ) . |
| 17 | Zambia is one of the most urbanized countries in sub-Saharan Africa , with over 50 per cent of the population in towns . |
| 18 | With the addition of the large numbers of children and teenagers who have had only a few years of schooling , rates of illiteracy of well over 50 per cent seem entirely credible ( see Chapter 16 ) . |
| 19 | However , there is a growing list of other uses , such as chemicals used in optoelectronic devices or liquid crystal displays , and this category is forecast to expand by over 50 per cent to $396m in 1995 . |
| 20 | Back to our examples : it would be ‘ an act of vandalism ’ to weaken the top 20 arts clients , from Covent Garden down , who snaffle just over 50 per cent of all Arts Council and regional cash , while London and the south-east swallow 57 per cent of all funds . |
| 21 | In a society such as the United Kingdom where over 50 per cent of workers are in the service sector compared with only 30 per cent in manufacturing , new technology in the office may have more consequences than robots in the factory for job loss . |
| 22 | We have already noted that in the UK , for example , over 50 per cent of those in work at present are employed in the service sector . |
| 23 | A recent study by the North London Polytechnic shows that about 27 per cent of men have been victims of some unwanted sexual contact before they are 18 , compared to over 50 per cent for women . |
| 24 | Over 50 per cent , and in some cases over 60 per cent said they would like to learn about the human heart , germs and illnesses , how our muscles work , what food is good for you , life in the sea , what makes a rainbow appear and how a record is made . |
| 25 | The reports , whilst vindicating certain activities , stated that solicitors were overpaid for conveyancing , which yielded over 50 per cent of their income . |
| 26 | Primary and extractive industries ( now accounting for over 50 per cent of gross social product ) are displacing manufacturing industries in relative importance , as investment is harnessed to the tasks of developing energy resources , ore and mineral deposits . |
| 27 | By her insulation , Czechoslovakia has bought herself a safe and steady misery and avoided the worst buffetings of the decade : only 27.3 per cent of the country 's trade was conducted outside the Bloc in 1978 , compared with over 50 per cent in the case of Poland and Romania . |
| 28 | Small scale studies indicate that households of this type are quite common , for example , for people of Pakistani origin living in Britain ( Anwar , 1985 ) and this is reflected in official statistics by evidence about the overall size of households : in 1985 , whilst less than one in ten white households contained more than four people , where people classified themselves as Pakistani , or Bangladeshi , just over 50 per cent of households were of that size ( Social Trends 1987 , p. 45 , table 2. 9 ) . |
| 29 | It was also over 50 per cent more than that laid down in codes for the relief of famine as a basic subsistence diet ( Kynch 1989 ) . |
| 30 | Among the nationals the Sun clearly predominates in mentions of attacks with over 50 per cent again as many cases as even its rival the Star . |