Example sentences of "cent [prep] last " in BNC.
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| 1 | For those students who expect to graduate this year , the prospects for employment seem no better than last , with around 12 per cent of last year 's crop still without jobs nine months after graduating . |
| 2 | Overseas business accounted for 55 per cent of last year 's orders , rising to 75 per cent in the early months of the current year . |
| 3 | There was more gloom as house prices slumped by 2.7 per cent in last month . |
| 4 | Total registrations , excluding mini vehicles , rose by only 0.3 per cent on last year to total sales of 503,977 , leaving industry-watchers speculating on a market decline . |
| 5 | West Germany 's internal intelligence agency reported a tally of 35,900 activists , up 28 per cent on last year . |
| 6 | This year we are investing a record £1000m in science , an increase of seven per cent on last year , and the budget will continue to rise in real terms for the next three years . |
| 7 | Tour operator Thomson said bookings are up five per cent on last year , with more than 80,000 people travelling in the last week of the year . |
| 8 | New car sales last month were up 6.3 per cent on last year . |
| 9 | TV adverts and better security devices helped reduce the number of cars broken into or stolen between April and June this year to 372,081 , a fall of 2.6 per cent on last year . |
| 10 | The county asked to borrow almost £46m for capital projects but had only been allowed to spend £11.64m on school buildings — a cut back of almost 50 per cent on last year 's spending . |
| 11 | One in six of the total 8,371 complaints — up 3.9 per cent on last year — concerned late trains . |
| 12 | With a month to go , Inland Revenue receipts had reached £70.8 billion , down 4.5 per cent on last year , while Customs & Excise receipts had risen 2.5 per cent to £58.4 billion , and social security contributions were 3 per cent higher at £32.3 billion . |
| 13 | The party achieved four per cent at last year 's local elections . |