Example sentences of "compared with a [adj] per cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | The £78 million fund , managed by Murray Johnstone , achieved a 10.7 per cent return on net assets , compared with a 22.2 per cent rise in the Index over the same six-month period . |
| 2 | The return on assets works out at 1.8 per cent compared with a 3.75 per cent target set by the Government . |
| 3 | Gross national product ( GNP ) had risen by 5.3 per cent , compared with a 2.4 per cent rise in 1991 . |
| 4 | According to figures released by Miti in January 1990 , Japan 's industrial output increased by 5.9 per cent during 1989 , compared with a 9.5 per cent rise in 1988 . |
| 5 | The first volume of the annual GATT trade review , entitled International Trade 1988/89 and published on Sept. 15 , 1989 , reported an 8.5 per cent growth in the volume of global merchandise trade in 1988 , the most rapid increase since 1984 ( and compared with a 5.5 per cent increase in 1987 ) . |
| 6 | The UK has a 7 per cent of this market compared with a 5.5 per cent share of trade in goods . |
| 7 | At the same time the price of leaded petrol was increased by 55 per cent , compared with a 25 per cent rise for unleaded , and electricity prices went up by 15 per cent . |