Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [adj] per " in BNC.
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| 1 | So much so , that it has fallen from the 50 per cent standard of the 1930s , to less than 15 per cent in the late 1970s — which is no better , and in some areas far worse , than the standard already achieved before the First World War when the Probation Act of 1907 had hardly consolidated itself . |
| 2 | Jim Smith , the manager whose shrewd tactical plan stifled Liverpool in last week 's 1–1 draw at Highbury , has called for a 10 per cent improvement from his players in tonight 's replay — and more of the same from the supporters . |
| 3 | The hon. Gentleman represents a party that has called for a 50 per cent . |
| 4 | The European Parliament 's Transport Committee has called for a 40 per cent cut in carbon dioxide by the year 2010 — a far more ambitious figure than the Community 's official target of a freeze at 1990 levels by 2000 . |
| 5 | The addition of Ultramar 's interests in the UK and Netherlands has contributed towards a 60 per cent increase in net commercial reserves and a 35 per cent increase in net acreage . |
| 6 | Spanish workers voted heavily Socialist in the European parliamentary elections even though Mr Gonzalez 's tight economic policies has led to a 17.3 per cent jobless rate and running battles with the trade unions . |
| 7 | This practice , according to the Insurance Service , has led to a 20 per cent jump in windscreen replacement claims to insurance companies since 1 January — a rise which could eventually push up premiums . |
| 8 | The introduction of the Mental Health Specific Grant has led to a 30 per cent increase in spending on mental health services , according to the SSI . |
| 9 | This year the excitement has centred on the 23.7 per cent shareholding which Elders , the Australian group , has to cut to 9.9 per cent . |
| 10 | He pointed out that if the regional companies signed new contracts with National Power and PowerGen , as he had permitted , 41 per cent of their requirements would be met by coal-fired stations , compared compared with the 17 per cent generated by independent gas-fired producers . |
| 11 | The Government have been most mean in not getting rid of the 20 per cent . |
| 12 | My hon. Friend the Member for Leyton made a passionate case for getting rid of the 20 per cent . |
| 13 | West Germany , Switzerland , Austria and Canada all welcomed the proposal and , along with Scandinavia , became known as the Thirty Per Cent Club . |
| 14 | The reinvestment return is 55.74 but the reinvestment risk is that on 15 February the 1-month rate will have fallen from the 9.25 per cent expected to , say , 8.75 per cent . |
| 15 | Finally , if the imbalance between Labour and Tory tabloids had been eliminated — so that equal numbers read Tory and Labour tabloids , then Labour would still have benefited from a 1 per cent swing . |
| 16 | If all the persistent readers of Tory tabloids had behaved like those who read Labour tabloids , Labour would have benefited from a 3 per cent swing ( compared to the actual election result ) . |
| 17 | If tabloids had not existed , and all those who read Labour and Tory tabloids had behaved like those who read no paper regularly ( and depended exclusively on television for their news ) , then Labour would still have benefited from a 2 per cent swing . |
| 18 | The four key criteria on economic convergence were ( i ) that inflation should be no more than 1.5 per cent above the average of the three best-performing member countries ; ( ii ) that the government deficit should not exceed 3 per cent of gross domestic product ( GDP ) and the public debt should not exceed 60 per cent of GDP ; ( iii ) that the currency should have remained within the 2.25 per cent fluctuation margins in the European Monetary System for at least two years ; and ( iv ) that interest rates should not be more than 2 percentage points above the three best-performing states over the previous 12 months . |
| 19 | The hon. Gentleman can get rid of the 20 per cent . |
| 20 | A national referendum on June 2 was reported to have resulted in a 93 per cent vote in favour of a new Constitution providing for a multiparty system , ending 13 years of military rule . |
| 21 | The Commission had pressed for a 35 per cent reduction , while the latest compromise proposal by the Portuguese government ( which held the presidency of the EC Council of Ministers for the first half of 1992 ) argued for a reduction of 27 per cent . |
| 22 | Die Gruenen had dropped below the 5 per cent needed to enter the Bundestag in the last polls . |
| 23 | Many big chains had pushed for a 2 per cent reduction , but believe the 1 per cent cut could still help . |
| 24 | February figures showed growth in bank and building society lending had slowed to a 5 per cent annual rate against 12.4 per cent a year ago . |
| 25 | Higher prices had resulted in a 76 per cent rise in Nigeria 's earnings from oil exports in 1990 , to US$13,200 million from $7,500 million in 1989 . |
| 26 | By the end of October this had resulted in a 20 per cent devaluation of the lempira against the US dollar , to which it had been tied at a fixed exchange rate since October 1989 . |
| 27 | According to the Peruvian press , however , the budget bill had allowed for a 300 per cent increase in Fujimori 's own salary and for a 17-fold increase in spending by the presidential office . |