Example sentences of "at [adv] 50 [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | But even Ogonyok , considered the most chic and sought-after of the progressive press , is running at only 50 per cent of 1989 levels . |
| 2 | Indeed , this may grossly under-represent the present situation : the rapid spread of UNIX-based systems seems to facilitate competition and , at the time of writing , performance of workstations per unit cost seems to be increasing at about 50 per cent per annum . |
| 3 | In 1981 , the corporation argued to a House of Lords Select Committee that the tenure mix within the LDDC would work out at about 50 per cent owner-occupied , 25 per cent shared-equity tenure and 25 per cent housing association . |
| 4 | This led to a great setback for the Company ; by the early 1680s it seemed to have established itself , and paid its first dividends , at about 50 per cent a year , but it was then caught up in England 's wars against France , the bases were captured , and no regular dividends could be paid until after it had got its property back under the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 . |
| 5 | They recommended cuts of " one to two per cent per year , starting now " , which could " stabilise atmospheric C02 concentrations by the middle of the 21st century at about 50 per cent above pre-industrial concentrations " . |
| 6 | But industry will have to find at least 50 per cent of the funds . |
| 7 | Some 100,000 businesses , mainly in the North and the Midlands , which were expecting their rate bills to fall by at least 50 per cent , will see no significant change , said Mr Banham . |
| 8 | In 1986 , the Dutch had the EC Presidency and proposed a cut of at least 50 per cent for West Germany and others , with 40 per cent for Italy and the UK . |
| 9 | By 1982 , at least 50 per cent of the total population of Guayaquil , Ecuador lived in poorly constructed and overcrowded homes ( ISS-PREALC 1983 ) . |
| 10 | A limited number of boarding-schools should therefore be drawn into a partnership with the State , by agreeing to give at least 50 per cent of their places to pupils formally assessed as having a boarding need . |
| 11 | The central committee of the RKRP must consist of at least 50 per cent workers and peasants . |
| 12 | Lesley : ‘ I think at least 50 per cent of our songs ' lyrics come from my anger at men and sexism generally . ’ |
| 13 | In the discussions Gorbachev proposed a cut of at least 50 per cent in US and Soviet strategic arms , leading to their total elimination by the end of the century . |
| 14 | Obviously the effect of opting out on educational provision will depend upon the number of schools electing to withdraw from local authority control , and Mrs Thatcher and Mr Baker seemed to disagree about what would be an appropriate number : Mrs Thatcher hoped that at least 50 per cent of schools will become grant-maintained , but Mr Baker talked of a trickle . |
| 15 | The keel would give at least 50 per cent ballast ratio , with a bulge/bulb to increase righting moment . |
| 16 | ‘ A few people would lose their hands to begin with — but very soon we would be able to cut down the size of our police forces by at least 50 per cent . |
| 17 | They are clearly attracted by the knowledge that they are able to buy a public house for at least 50 per cent to 60 per cent less than in the hectic days of 1989/90 . |
| 18 | Can he give us any timetable for the construction of the new vessels , and will he give an assurance that at least 50 per cent . |
| 19 | Socialist France has higher unemployment than the United Kingdom and unemployment in socialist Spain is at least 50 per cent . |
| 20 | The second round , to take place by late July , would decide the issue in those constituencies where the first round failed to give any candidate at least 50 per cent of the vote . |
| 21 | A request by at least 10 per cent of voters was necessary for a ballot to be considered , and a vote by at least 50 per cent would then be needed to pass a recall motion . |
| 22 | Its President would be directly elected : for election he or she would have to receive at least 50 per cent of total votes cast nationally , andmoreover receive at least this percentage in a majority of states , and might not serve more than two consecutive five-year terms . |
| 23 | On Sept. 11 parliament approved a foreign investment law , which provided various incentives to foreign investors including a two-year tax exemption for companies with at least 30 per cent foreign capital and a three-year exemption where there was at least 50 per cent foreign capital . |
| 24 | The federal government had proposed that enactment of its September 1991 constitutional reform proposals [ see p. 38429 ] should depend on approval by seven provinces representing at least 50 per cent of Canada 's population , and the NDP could thus have an unexpected degree of influence over their fate . |
| 25 | Despite the extent of mortality in the first onset of the plague ( and the evidence of heriot payments on the Winchester manors shows a death-rate there of at least 50 per cent ) , wages did not increase startlingly , and until about 1370 there was a rise in rents which corresponded with that in prices ( 60 ) . |
| 26 | Limestone is defined as a rock which contains at least 50 per cent , which nearly always occurs as the mineral calcite . |
| 27 | The targets which won support at the Geneva meeting involve reducing the gap between acid fallout and critical load by at least 50 per cent . |