Example sentences of "an average of [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the mainstream activities of Teaching ( ‘ T ’ ) and Research ( ‘ R ’ ) the University received an increase of 5.8% , compared with an average of 9% for the English universities . |
| 2 | To reduce the desire for formal negotiating sessions but to remove suspicions that workers in the American South are being treated as low-cost , both the American plants tie wages to national car-industry levels , taking an average of pay at American and other car makers . |
| 3 | In 1989 with 163,000 members £1.72m was raised , an average of £10.55 per member , yet in 1990 with 177,000 members £1.77m was raised at an average of £10 per member . |
| 4 | Conversely , three our of four patients after Billroth 1 gastrectomy had positive provocation tests and sodium concentrations above 100 mmol/l for an average of 57% of the study time . |
| 5 | We paid out a total of £1,322 to the subjects : £481 on the first repetition ( an average of £4.89 for each group subject and an average of £5.25 for each individual subject ) and £841 on the second repetition ( an average of £8.98 for each group subject and an average of £8.34 for each individual subject ) . |
| 6 | To provide the cash equivalent , ( assuming an average of £50 per child per week ) would work out at £215,377 a year . |
| 7 | Comparisons suggest that for comparable hotels rack rates can be increased by an average of £5 per night . |
| 8 | According to a recent survey , students buy an average of 11.33 books a year for their courses — three each of set texts and recommended books , and five further academic titles , When one considers that British academic books in 1982 cost an average of £21.76 for science and technology titles , it would seem that , contrary to popular belief , students are spending more than their grant allocation . |
| 9 | Following Iraq 's invasion of Kuwait on Aug. 2 , the price of oil rose from $16.18 a barrel ( July price ) to an average of $26.50 in the first 24 days of August , and reached a high of just over $41 in October . |
| 10 | In 1989 with 163,000 members £1.72m was raised , an average of £10.55 per member , yet in 1990 with 177,000 members £1.77m was raised at an average of £10 per member . |
| 11 | In 1985 , Norman Broadbent 's chairman and seven consultants were responsible for the completion of 143 assignments — 53% in financial services and 47% in industrial and commercial services — which , at an average of £23000 per assignment , produced a turnover of £3.3m. and a trading profit of £1m . |
| 12 | The extra for dual in the UK ranges from an average of £6.40 per hour for Wales to £12.23 per hour in Western England-South-East England for a change being close to the average . |
| 13 | An average of 75% of leavers was now proceeding to University . |
| 14 | But the earnings for the same exports have actually been falling — by an average of 5% per year since 19816 . |
| 15 | The Irish economy has achieved an impressive hat-trick in recent years : strong growth ( real GDP grew by an average of 5% in 1989 and 1990 ) ; low inflation ( now less than 3% ) ; and a current-account surplus . |
| 16 | The bad news is for members in Northern Ireland and Great Britain where , because of the continuing climate of increasing claims being encountered by all insurance companies , it has unfortunately been necessary to increase the rates by an average of 23% for all new business and policies falling due for renewal on and after the 1st May next . |
| 17 | We paid out a total of £1,322 to the subjects : £481 on the first repetition ( an average of £4.89 for each group subject and an average of £5.25 for each individual subject ) and £841 on the second repetition ( an average of £8.98 for each group subject and an average of £8.34 for each individual subject ) . |
| 18 | Whereas British companies spent an average of £7.6m per deal on their 278 acquisitions , continental takeovers averaged £23m in 99 deals . |
| 19 | Council house rents in the district are to be increased by an average of £3.50 from April . |
| 20 | Since the days when oysters were as everyday a dish as hamburgers are now , we have reached a point where each person eats only an average of 1.2oz of fresh fish a week . |
| 21 | Important developments during the year included : the £442 million acquisition of exploration and production interests form Texas Eastern ; the signing of agreements opening the way for three new North Sea developments ; the award of new licences in the North Sea , Vietnam , Laos and Indonesia ; and higher oil prices , which meant that we realised an average of £11.07 per barrel for our oil ( 1988 average : £8.73 per barrel ) . |
| 22 | At an average of 6d. per acre the fairly common assessment of 20s. might well indicate a more or less standard yardland of some 30 — 40 ( customary ) acres , depending on what buildings were included , if any . |
| 23 | Its turnover has tripled in the past decade ; analysts reckon it now sells some £450-worth ( $880 ) of goods per square foot each year , against an average of £216 for all department stores . |
| 24 | We paid out a total of £1,322 to the subjects : £481 on the first repetition ( an average of £4.89 for each group subject and an average of £5.25 for each individual subject ) and £841 on the second repetition ( an average of £8.98 for each group subject and an average of £8.34 for each individual subject ) . |
| 25 | This meant first-time buyers would have to pay an average of £32,700 for their home in 1991 . |
| 26 | This yields an average of number of hours and minutes late ( beyond an ideal bedtime ) . |
| 27 | The profits are not easy to assess , in the absence of receipts for copper sales , but seem to have been an average of £1,248 per month in 1844 and £2,952 p.m. in 1846–7 . |
| 28 | We paid out a total of £1,322 to the subjects : £481 on the first repetition ( an average of £4.89 for each group subject and an average of £5.25 for each individual subject ) and £841 on the second repetition ( an average of £8.98 for each group subject and an average of £8.34 for each individual subject ) . |
| 29 | In that case , every big country apart from Britain will need to raise its taxes ( or cut other spending ) by an average of 3% of GDP by 2030 to pay for extra spending on old people and to prevent a rise in the ratio of public debt to GDP . |
| 30 | The Wings Appeal total divided by the number of members gives an average of £21.56 per member , well up on last year . |