Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] from [adv] [n mass] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Overseas investment by UK fund managers has jumped from about 8% to 20% of total assets in the ten years to 1990 . |
| 2 | Welfare spending has soared from around 8% of GDP in 1946 to around 24% today ( see chart 1 ) . |
| 3 | Fiat , whose market share in Italy has slid from around 60% to 44% in the past four years , said on May 25th that it will ask the Italian government for more financial help with temporary lay-offs , because of the slump in European car sales . |
| 4 | Indeed , the company 's staff has dropped from 750 to around 400 , but revenue per head has increased from around £35,000 in 1988 to £75,000 last year . |
| 5 | The average tar yield of British cigarettes ( as measured by a standard machine method by the Government Chemist ) has declined from about 30mg per cigarette in the period 1955–61 to 13.6mg today . |
| 6 | Shares in British&Commonwealth have dived from about 550p to 120p but Mr Gunn , said he is confident of captivating City confidence once more . |