Example sentences of "by [adv] 20 [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even in the third case analysed above , the use of an access frequency load is equivalent to reducing the packing density of the file by nearly 20 per cent , or doubling the bucket size . |
| 2 | New car sales on credit finance slumped by nearly 20 per cent in 1991 compared with 1990 , according to HPI , the vehicle information agency . |
| 3 | The hon. Gentleman neglected to mention that unemployment in his constituency has fallen by nearly 20 per cent . |
| 4 | Since the new boxes could be locked quickly into its computer and management system , operating costs would rise only by about 20 per cent . |
| 5 | NORTH WEST ‘ Properties costing over £100,000 have come down by about 20 per cent , semis by about ten per cent and terraces by about five per cent , ’ says Clive Watkin of the Clive Watkin Partnership on the Wirral , Merseyside . |
| 6 | Standish has constructed a new ephemeris with the correct mass and finds that this reduces the root-mean-square Uranus residuals by about 20 per cent and , more importantly , removes the systematic trends . |
| 7 | However , the calculations of the amount of water already available were flawed , underestimating the flow into the Delta from Angola and Namibia by about 20 per cent . |
| 8 | The Church Commissioners , who supply parishes with about half their funds , have had to cut their contribution by about 20 per cent . |
| 9 | It takes between two and seven years to convert to a certifiable organic system and yields reduce by around 20 per cent after conversion . |
| 10 | In both tasks the most common error , given by around 20 per cent of pupils , suggests that a larger unit gives a larger numerical answer than a smaller unit . |
| 11 | At this , the author loses in royalties , the publisher 's profit still drops by around 20 per cent — and the customer pays 31 per cent more . |
| 12 | Their overall support was down by almost 20 per cent . |
| 13 | In the 1970s , for example , places such as Newmarket ( Suffolk ) and Huntingdon ( Cambs. ) grew by almost 20 per cent . |
| 14 | Those who previously qualified for the former , therefore , have lost out substantially , as their sickness pay has been cut by almost 20 per cent . |
| 15 | During the three years that it has been accommodated at the Paris Exhibition Centre at Porte de Versailles — the original venue at CNIT having succumbed to the demolition expert 's hammer — the Salon Nautique has expanded by almost 20 per cent . |
| 16 | Cleary secured 34 per cent of the first preference vote , compared with 29 per cent for the ALP ( down by almost 20 per cent compared with 1990 ) and 27 per cent for the Liberals ( down by 6 per cent ) . |
| 17 | The jump in the value of the franc against sterling since last September has increased the value of stake by almost 20 per cent , but the terms of the original merger give its main French partner CGIP which also has 25.3 per cent of Carnaud-Metalbox , the right of first refusal . |
| 18 | since 1984 , and 999 calls are up by over 20 per cent . |
| 19 | On a geographical basis , merchandise trade within the West Pacific region increased by over 30 per cent in 1988 , that between North America and the West Pacific by over 20 per cent , that between Western Europe and the West Pacific and within North America each by about 15-16 per cent , transatlantic trade and trade within Western Europe each by about 14-15 per cent , and other trade flows by about 7 per cent . |
| 20 | And freight traffic exports jumped by 13 per cent to 4,000 tonnes and imports were up by over 20 per cent , giving an overall freight increase for the month of 17 per cent . |