Example sentences of "by [adv] 40 [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | The freehold pub market rose by nearly 40 per cent last year , while residential prices ground to a halt . |
| 2 | By now 40 per cent of manufacturing industry , 50 per cent of construction industry and 60 per cent of retail trade and services will have been turned into joint-stock companies , privatized or leased . |
| 3 | Heat usually lost up the chimney is recovered and passes back into the room ; in fact , some models claim to increase efficiency by about 40 per cent . |
| 4 | Between 1951 and 1985 , the population of Great Britain increased by 12 per cent , but the number of households increased far more — by about 40 per cent . |
| 5 | Mention has been made of direct labour and of how such organisations have reduced the number of trainees by about 40 per cent . |
| 6 | He found , for example , that cover values for vegetation , litter and bare ground were distinct between sites that had been moderately and severely affected with a less distinct gradation occurring between slightly and moderately disturbed sites , and that noticeable exposure of mineral soil occurred only after the vegetation cover was reduced by c. 40 per cent . |
| 7 | Revenue was expected to rise by around 40 per cent to 1,090,460 million forint compared with 1992 , while expenditure was expected to rise by around 30 per cent to 1,275,830 million forint . |
| 8 | The number of people in England and Wales over the age of 75 has increased by 20 per cent since 1981 ; and those over 85 by almost 40 per cent , according to the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys . |
| 9 | The voluntary programme is open to ships of all flags and is supported by almost 40 per cent of the world 's merchant fleet . |
| 10 | For example , sterling 's real exchange rate relative to the dollar rose by over 40 per cent between late 1977 and late 1980 , only to fall by about 35 per cent in the following two years . |
| 11 | Prior to this , SelecTronics had cut its work force by over 40 per cent to about 70 employees and the corporation 's president , Jim Finke , had resigned . |
| 12 | This July for example the government hiked up the price of milk by over 40 per cent . |