Example sentences of "by approximately [adj] [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | In doing so the government also effectively devalued the lira by approximately 4 per cent against its central EMS rate . |
| 2 | Exports in convertible currencies — not including trade with the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance ( COMECON ) — rose by approximately 4 per cent , with a resulting trade deficit of $763,000,000 in 1989 , compared with $350,000,000 in 1988 . |
| 3 | Taking into account the influence of a number of factors that affect levels of child mortality , including maternal age , one study demonstrated with results of data from developing countries that participated in the WFS , that elimination of fourth and higher order births ( i.e. , termination of childbearing at third parity ) would reduce infant and early childhood mortality by approximately eight per cent ( Trussell and Pebley , 1984 , p.29 ) . |
| 4 | London , Liverpool and Glasgow lost some , but other cities including Edinburgh , Bristol and Cardiff increased their service-sector jobs by approximately 10 per cent and their information service jobs by 20–30 per cent . |
| 5 | It is generally agreed that the conference market is growing by approximately 10 per cent per annum . |
| 6 | Both have now been running for over 12 months , and the operating figures indicate that in addition to encouraging returns from food sales , drink sales have increased by approximately 10 per cent . |
| 7 | We have on average increased our consumption of fruit and vegetables by approximately 10 per cent , with the exception of those in the unemployed and working class categories . |
| 8 | The combined sales will result in a significant contribution to earnings and the proceeds will be used to repay debt thereby reducing gearing by approximately 14 per cent . |
| 9 | A cooked breakfast is available and is chosen by approximately 75 per cent of resident students : the food cost averages £1.10p . |
| 10 | In the annual report presented to the conference of the Inter-American Development Bank ( IDB ) held in Montreal , Canada , on April 1-4 , 1990 , the 1980s were described as a " lost decade " for Latin American countries whose per capita gross domestic product ( GDP ) had fallen by approximately 8 per cent to its 1978 level . |
| 11 | The Yugoslav dinar was devalued by approximately 80 per cent on Jan. 26 to a new initial rate against the deutschmark of DM1.00=65 dinars . |
| 12 | The result of this examination indicates that it would be possible for Depts I and II to decrease their respective production by approximately 3.3 per cent , and providing Dept . |
| 13 | Land availability , the activities of speculative builders , and rapid association of suburban living with status and respectability , combined with the growing railway network , contrived to ensure that during the second half of the nineteenth century the population of London 's outer suburban ring grew by approximately 50 per cent in each of the ten years between 1861 and 1891 and by 45 per cent between 1891 and 1901 . |