Example sentences of "cent [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gross domestic product in the fourth quarter was 0.1 per cent above the last quarter 's in 1991 , but 0.5 per cent down between 1991 and 1992 . |
| 2 | He had every hope that his longer-term plans would reduce the Defence share of the GDP from 7. 1 per cent down to 5 per cent by the end of his five-year programme . |
| 3 | THE rate of inflation is expected to fall from 4.1 per cent down to a possible 3.8 per cent when official figures are published tomorrow , writes Anne Segall . |
| 4 | The other nice strategies scored only slightly less , with scores ranging from 83.4 per cent down to 75.6 per cent . |
| 5 | If instead the file is loaded into ten-record buckets , the reduction is from 8.59 per cent down to 1.36 per cent . |
| 6 | Turnover was 7 per cent down at $4880m . |
| 7 | Compared with 1991 , they were running overall at about 25 per cent down in the regions and 29 per cent down at CAS HQ , with smaller jobs showing the greatest fall in London . |
| 8 | Though weather disrupted loading at fields which transfer supplies to tankers , the firm said that total production from UK fields was just 5 per cent down at about 1.9 million barrels per day ( bpd ) . |
| 9 | Sales last month , at 171,730 , were 10 per cent down on September 1988 — the first time there has been a month on month decline since April 1987 , according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders . |
| 10 | ‘ Green form ’ advice for consumer problems was 16 per cent down on the previous year . |
| 11 | Total sales for the first two months of 1991 at 287,876 were nearly 23 per cent down on the same period in 1990 . |
| 12 | Private housing orders were 18 per cent down on the quarter , 36 per cent on the year . |
| 13 | Private housing orders were 18 per cent down on the quarter , 36 per cent on the year . |
| 14 | In the six months to the end of July the group made a profit of £1.18million — 4.4 per cent down on the same period last year . |
| 15 | In November overall imports actually fell to £9.6billion — 2.5 per cent down on October . |
| 16 | Together they totalled less than 20 per cent , more than six per cent down on the votes for the old Communist Party , which took 26.6 per cent in the 1987 general election . |
| 17 | Even some of the most popular retirement spots , such as Torbay , Sidmouth , Bath and Budleigh Salterton , have their fair share of bargains , with prices 40 per cent down on three years ago . |
| 18 | But he was also at pains to point out that the wind is 2–5 per cent down on historical averages and that the water temperature is five degrees higher , producing softer winds than his boats had been designed for . |
| 19 | London is faring particularly badly : this quarter new commissions were valued at £3,143 million , 23 per cent down on the previous quarter and dramatically down on the £7,247 million value for the same quarter last year . |
| 20 | Other areas showing significant falls are Wales , 46 per cent down on the previous quarter , Midlands/East Anglia ( 30 per cent ) , North ( 21 per cent ) , South West ( 20 per cent ) , and Ulster ( 15 per cent ) . |
| 21 | Stena , in contrast , has come off badly ; profits of Skr107 million ( $17.9 million ) are 60 per cent down on 1989 , a result , it claims , of restructuring costs arising from the bid . |
| 22 | Turnover was $38 700m , 3 per cent down on 1990 , with sales lower across all segments . |
| 23 | Thomson , whose companies include Horizon , Skytours , OSL , HCI and Wings , announced its new prices as it was revealed that bookings for 1993 are already 10 per cent down on last year . |
| 24 | Rolls-Royce spokesman David Preston said : ‘ It is well known that our sales have been 50 per cent down on what they were in 1990 so any reduction is welcome . ’ |
| 25 | The figures — from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders — takes this year 's new car sales total to 1,406,796 , just 1.8 per cent down on 1991 . |
| 26 | The figures — from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders — takes this year 's new car sales total to 1,406,796 , just 1.8 per cent down on 1991 . |
| 27 | Its profits were 36 per cent down on the figure for the same period last year , thanks mainly to a huge voluntary redundancy scheme under which 28,000 staff left . |
| 28 | The results for Drouot salerooms for the first six months of 1992 proved to be almost ten per cent down on those of 1991 , a clear case of bad to worse which the Paris auctioneers said showed the art market had ‘ stabilised ’ . |
| 29 | We had 80 per cent occupancy over the entire year , yet we 're about 25 per cent down on budget for those occupancy figures . ’ |
| 30 | It 's at least 30 per cent down on anticipated revenue from conference lettings . ’ |