Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [prep] [art] [adj] per " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not know how he reconciles that with the 59 per cent . |
| 2 | The problems appear critical for the 20 per cent of the Merseyside population living in the poorest council housing and especially in the district of Knowsley where 48 per cent of the population ( six times the national average ) live in such areas . |
| 3 | At Helsinki in 1985 , the ‘ 30 per cent Club ’ became official with a 30 per cent Sulphur Protocol to the Convention . |
| 4 | contribution , so they can do away with the 20 per cent . |
| 5 | Although many countries satisfy PLAN 's eligibility criteria , Tanzania ranks extremely high in terms of having one of the lowest per capita GNPs , low life expectancy , low primary school enrollment rates . |
| 6 | KLM 's part in the NorthWest deal falls short of the 25 per cent limit placed on foreign ownership by the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 . |
| 7 | Their 3.9 per cent of the vote fell short of the 5 per cent threshold entitling them to representation in parliament . |
| 8 | The compact was on this occasion approved by 4,633 votes ( 59.8 per cent ) to 2,988 ( 38.6 per cent ) but , as on previous occasions , the level of approval fell short of the 75 per cent necessary to amend the Constitution as required by the terms of the compact . |
| 9 | Environmental groups condemned the announcement as inadequate , pointing out that the UK target was lower than that of all other West European countries and fell short of the 60 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions which scientists regarded as necessary to stabilize greenhouse gases at current levels . |
| 10 | In Scotland there was a majority in favour of devolution but it fell short of the 40 per cent of the electorate required by the statute . |
| 11 | Year-to-year variations in sulphur dioxide concentrations occur such as the 1 per cent increase between 1987 and 1988 and the 3 per cent decrease between 1988 and 1989 . |