Example sentences of "be over [num] [unc] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was characterized by a commitment to the policies of his predecessor , Tun Daim Zainuddin , who for seven years had kept the country on a course of fast economic growth ( with an average annual rate over the previous five years of 8.3 per cent ) , despite the threat of inflation , estimated to be over 5 per cent , and a worsening current-account balance . |
| 2 | In freshly felled wood the moisture content varies but may be over 100 per cent of the weight of the dry wood substance . |
| 3 | Rates may vary a lot around these averages with hire purchase ( could be up to 40 per cent ) , shop accounts ( say , between 0 and 31 per cent ) , finance company loans ( up to 50 per cent ) , finance company second mortgages ( could be over 40 per cent ) . |
| 4 | Historical evidence would suggest that American and French sign languages began to go their separate ways in 1816 , when French Sign Language was imported with the French deaf teacher Clerc ; one would therefore expect a very high degree of similarity , as 1816 is very recent in glottochronological terms , and the percentage of cognate signs should be over 90 per cent . |
| 5 | The difference in success rates between criterion Id , with whole numbers , and criterion 2d , with decimals , is extremely marked , being over 80 per cent . |
| 6 | ‘ In addition to being based on new technology and being over 40 per cent more powerful than its predecessor , the 820 has twice as much memory and this will provide us with the potential to exploit new , more efficient techniques for online applications and batch processing . ’ |
| 7 | German industry had laid the basis for its later success in producing steel , chemicals and electrical goods , trade was now in surplus and growth rates were over eight per cent per annum . |
| 8 | Total Waterford Crystal US sales were over 10 per cent up on 1991 . |
| 9 | By 1987 , the travel-to-work areas encompassing the seven major conurbations held more than 850,000 registered unemployed and , with the exception of Greater London , average unemployment rates were over 15 per cent ( DE , 1987 ) . |
| 10 | In other words , capital inflows have averaged 31 per cent of the trade and commerce flows of the UK ; in 1979 and 1986 however , they were over 50 per cent . |
| 11 | According to the Ministry of the Interior the abstention rate in Cairo had been over 70 per cent whereas in some rural areas the turnout had been 70 per cent . |
| 12 | The growth of imports has been over 11 per cent p.a. whereas export growth has only been 7.7 per cent p.a. , and if one considers exports and imports of goods other than oil products then the figures are 13 per cent p.a. import growth and 9 per cent p.a. export growth . |
| 13 | He also disclosed that the annual inflation rate , which had been over 400 per cent before his government took office , had been reduced to 78 per cent . |
| 14 | Nationally , calls for January this year have been over 50 per cent . |
| 15 | Martin ( 1988 ) aggregates employment in a wider group of growth sectors and calculates that the South East region 's share of employment is over 41 per cent , with East Anglia and the South West together claiming over 10 per cent more . |
| 16 | In 1900 the proportion was 4.7 per cent , in 1950 it was 10.8 per cent and today it is over 18 per cent . |
| 17 | In total the withdrawal rate for some claimants with incomes above the applicable amount is over 80 per cent . |
| 18 | Tax rates vary from one country to another : a prime example being VAT , which in some parts of Europe at the time of writing is over 20 per cent on certain items . |
| 19 | On average this is about 33 per cent , although it ranges up to about 60 per cent in the case of Italy , and is over 40 per cent for Britain , France and the United States . |
| 20 | Labour took Thurrock , Gravesham , and Feltham and Heston , in all of which the Sun 's penetration is over 40 per cent , and had one of its biggest swings , 6.8 per cent , in Hayes and Harlington , where 42 per cent of homes buy it . |
| 21 | Though Brazil 's massive debt of about $115 billion is only 30 per cent of GNP , its debt service ratio is over 50 per cent . |
| 22 | And even if based on the assumption that no more returns can be included In analysis , the response rate is over 50 per cent of the total number of questionnaires sent out . |
| 23 | ( 4 ) In the case of an offer which , if accepted in full , would result in the offeror holding shares carrying over 50 per cent of the target 's voting rights , the condition relating to the level of acceptances required ( " the acceptance condition " ) may be set above the minimum required by Rule 10 ( which is over 50 per cent of the target 's voting rights ) . |
| 24 | They range from 8.10 per cent to 9.68 per cent and the weighted average gross yield is over 8.5 per cent . |
| 25 | The reporting rate , and the detection rate , for murder is over 90 per cent , and for serious assault over 80 per cent . |
| 26 | One of the southern authority 's main potable supply rivers , for example , consists in dry weather of more than 50 per cent effluent ; and another river flowing through a major city in the northern authority is over 90 per cent effluent . |
| 27 | In fact money supply grew rapidly and by 1989 inflation was over 8 per cent . |
| 28 | The turnout was over 80 per cent of the around 1,500,000 electorate . |
| 29 | The turnout in both republics was over 80 per cent of eligible voters [ see p. 38078 ] . |
| 30 | Thanks to deflationary measures , Bonn did not experience the large-scale trade deficits and inflation of other Western countries , but unemployment rose to 4.7 per cent in 1975 and inflation was over 5 per cent , a poor performance when compared to the past . |