Example sentences of "cent higher than [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As was seen in Part I , while some claimants would qualify for the ordinary rate of benefit , others would be eligible for the long-term rate , which for a married couple was valued at 25 per cent higher than the ordinary rate . |
| 2 | Taken over 10 years , it was equivalent to an annual rise of 7.5 per cent — nearly four per cent higher than the current inflation rate . |
| 3 | Audi 's new 100 makes its showroom debut in May at prices no more than four to five per cent higher than the current range . |
| 4 | In the last three months , the volume of retail sales was 0.3 per cent higher than in the previous quarter and 1.75 per cent higher than the corresponding period a year ago . |
| 5 | Taking into account all the adjustments , we can see that the bank bond ought to be trading at 5.61 lower than or at a yield to maturity of 1.14 per cent higher than the comparable government bond . |
| 6 | Out-patient visits were 8 per cent higher than the previous year . |
| 7 | The deficit was subsequently reduced to IR1,430,000 million , still 19 per cent higher than the previous year . |
| 8 | However , in the face of market expectations , the Bank took advantage of a money market shortage on 5 March to buy bills at a rate of discount of 11.75 per cent , 0.5 per cent higher than the previous day 's dealings and about 1 per cent above what markets were anticipating . |
| 9 | The Soviet figure was 10 per cent higher than the previous calculation — much more than expected — and led to a flurry of checks on the accuracy of similar calculations . |
| 10 | By 1981 , unemployment for those living in the cities was 50 per cent higher than the national average . |
| 11 | In a detailed study of premature mortality in North Tyne side , Phillimore ( 1989 ) has shown that people aged under 65 in the two worst-off wards are subject to mortality rates around 50 per cent higher than the national average , while in the two wards at the other extreme the rates are 30 per cent below average . |
| 12 | According to a book published today , the percentage of Caesarean births at the PMH last year was 3 per cent higher than the national average . |
| 13 | Net new investment in unit trusts last month was £339.4million , some 30 per cent higher than the monthly average so far this year . |