Example sentences of "rate of [adj] [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | The economy grew by an estimated 9.9 per cent in 1990 , following growth rates of 12.2 per cent in 1989 and 13.2 per cent in 1988 . |
| 2 | With interest rates of 4 per cent or more above bank base rate , bridging loans are often seen as risky and expensive . |
| 3 | A report on the economic outlook for Germany , published by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) on July 5 , was optimistic about the prospects for the unified German economy , forecasting growth rates of 4 per cent for 1990 and 3@1/2 per cent for 1991 , with the additional costs of unification estimated at about 1 per cent of gross national product ( GNP ) , a level which the report regarded as manageable without significant tax increases , though the report did warn that wage increases in East Germany could eliminate jobs . |
| 4 | ( Growth rates of two per cent per annum , as experienced by Poland after 1978 , do not produce EEC-style sluggishness , but breakdowns in deliveries and services and factories unable to function for want of necessary parts . ) |
| 5 | Assuming interest rates of 8 per cent , no borrower will be worse off by more than £10 a month . |
| 6 | ( 1987 ) report dementia prevalence rates of 1.8 per cent of those aged 65 — 74 and 5.6 per cent of those aged 75 + . |
| 7 | This is exceptional : response rates of 10 per cent and under are not unusual if postal responses are required . |
| 8 | The fastest growth will occur in the electrical sector , with overall rates of 7 per cent pa , but uncertainty over recycling will damage prospects for the automotive polyesters — annual growth is forecast to be as low as 2 per cent for cars and 1.7 per cent for commercial vehicles . |
| 9 | Growth rates of 3 per cent per annum for industrialized countries , and 5.1 per cent for industrializing countries , were forecast for the 1990s . |
| 10 | The current real rates of seven per cent amount to economic crucifixion at this stage of the cycle . |
| 11 | Middle-income countries such as India and the Philippines were allowed to draw from a special subsidy account offering loans at nominal interest rates of 0.5 per cent , while hard-hit , low-income countries such as Sri Lanka and Pakistan were offered assistance from the existing compensatory and contingency financing facility ( CCFF ) . |
| 12 | The company was lending money at interest rates of 1,142 per cent . |
| 13 | The French Médecins sans Frontières organization reported malnutrition rates of 43-50 per cent among children of newly arriving families in the Gode camp . |
| 14 | UK breeders face rates of 17.5 per cent compared with just 2.7 pc in Ireland and 5.5 pc in France . |
| 15 | British breeders face VAT rates of 17.5 per cent compared with 2.7 per cent in Ireland and 5.5 per cent in France . |
| 16 | The tasks shown above presented in multiple choice format were also tried out in supply format , with success rates of 67 per cent , 24 per cent and $3 per cent respectively . |
| 17 | ( 1989 ) report that , in a five-year follow up of the population aged 65 + in Leicestershire mortality rates of 87 per cent for the demented and 36 per cent for those without the condition . |
| 18 | Would any politician in the 1950s have admitted that double digit inflation , three million unemployed and interest rates of 15 per cent were a political possibility for the UK ? |
| 19 | These were calculated with both companies facing 75 per cent experience curves and discount rates of 15 per cent . |
| 20 | The quality of many of these censuses is low , and error rates of 20 per cent are not unusual . |
| 21 | Five questions produced success rates of 50 per cent or more for the bottom band pupils , and for seven questions between 40 per cent and 50 per cent obtained the correct answer . |
| 22 | This is not to say that validity should be taken for granted : McBean and Lennon ( 1985 ) have shown that though for large groups , response rates of 50 per cent are adequate ; with groups of less than 30 , an 80 per cent response rate is required to give course ratings which are within 12 per cent of the mean for the population as a whole . |
| 23 | Economists advising President Boris Yeltsin 's government blamed the steep price rises on the inflationary credit policy of the Russian Central Bank chaired by Georgy Matiukhin , which had advanced 600,000 million roubles in credit in 1991 , at interest rates of 6 per cent , and thereby kept enterprises running ( despite the lack of consumer demand ) and enabled them to hoard stocks and raise prices . |
| 24 | For example , at the time of writing rates of value-added tax differ widely between individual countries ( Belgium has rates of 6 per cent to 17 per cent to 19 per cent to 25 per cent to 33 per cent ; the UK has a single rate of 15 per cent ; Greece has rates of 6 per cent , 18 per cent and 36 per cent and Denmark 's single rate is 22 per cent ) . |
| 25 | For example , at the time of writing rates of value-added tax differ widely between individual countries ( Belgium has rates of 6 per cent to 17 per cent to 19 per cent to 25 per cent to 33 per cent ; the UK has a single rate of 15 per cent ; Greece has rates of 6 per cent , 18 per cent and 36 per cent and Denmark 's single rate is 22 per cent ) . |
| 26 | Much controversy is caused by Luxemburg 's low rates of 6 per cent and 10 per cent , because Belgians simply shop ‘ over the border ’ and fill up their cars with cheap petrol . |
| 27 | This is payable on all properties valued at over £30,000 and is a fixed rate of 1 per cent . |
| 28 | Overall , Brayne and Ames ( 1988 ) suggest a guestimate annual incidence rate of 1 per cent for the population aged 65 + . |
| 29 | For example , if a file has an individual record hit rate of 1 per cent and the hits are randomly distributed , the results of varying the blocking factor are as shown in Table 7.6 . |
| 30 | In January 1991 , the 10 local education authorities in Greater Manchester reported 230 full-time permanent posts unfilled , a vacancy rate of 1 per cent . |