Example sentences of "[prep] [art] 25 per " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the virus can spread through blood , transfusions could account for the 25 per cent of AIDS victims who are not gay . |
| 2 | Many people will not realise that there is a property element built in and that they qualify only for the 25 per cent . |
| 3 | Under the new arrangements there would be an ‘ intermediaries offer ’ to increase the distribution of new shares by giving private clients priority when they applied for the 25 per cent of the issue that is not distributed by the sponsor in a placing . |
| 4 | Even so , a rise in the proportion of appliance sales on hire purchase from only a tenth on nationalisation to nearly a half ten years later enabled them to retain their share in the growing retail market for electrical goods at about the 25 per cent level which they inherited on nationalisation . |
| 5 | Then it was presented with a list of terminal patients and had to skim off the 25 per cent who would be okayed for resurrection . |
| 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 | The effect of the 25 per cent reduction in fares would be to place an inordinate burden on the ratepayers , particularly because this would be accompanied by a known loss of rate support grant . |
| 8 | My hon. Friend reminds the House of the 25 per cent . |
| 9 | In the light of those representations will he reconsider the Government 's attitude towards the 25 per cent . |
| 10 | We gave close consideration to the appropriate discount level and I am sure that my hon. Friend will agree that there is a certain symmetry and element of justice readily apparent in the concept of a 25 per cent . |
| 11 | The Court of Appeal laid down some rough guidelines in Froom v Butcher [ 1976 ] QB 286 when it decided that the defendant who succeeded in establishing that a plaintiff 's injuries could have been avoided by wearing a seat belt would have the benefit of a 25 per cent reduction in the plaintiff 's damages , even though the plaintiff was otherwise an innocent party . |
| 12 | Prime among these is Wilson Bowden , the Leicestershire-based housebuilder which increased profits despite a 25 per cent fall in house sales . |
| 13 | He accepts that it has to be traded off against the 25 per cent improvement in fuel consumption and longer engine life . |
| 14 | A four-year investor is looking for a 25 per cent return here , against a Japanese counterpart only asking for 7 per cent over 14 years . |
| 15 | By 1931–32 married women were experiencing 140 per cent more sickness than the insurance commissioners had anticipated , compared with the 25 per cent more sickness experienced by unmarried women and the less-than-expected sickness rates of men . |
| 16 | He was particularly pleased with the 25 per cent success rate of the initial sessions at Coalport , which started in November . |
| 17 | That suggests a successful Dixons takeover would give Kingfisher more than 26 per cent of the market — above the 25 per cent threshold which normally triggers a monopolies inquiry . |
| 18 | That suggests a successful Dixons takeover would give Kingfisher more than 26 per cent of the market — above the 25 per cent threshold which normally triggers a monopolies inquiry . |
| 19 | Kingfisher claims the combined company would have a market share of 22 per cent , though other estimates are that it would be above the 25 per cent threshold for a reference . |
| 20 | The new League kicked off with a 25 per cent drop in attendances compared with the old First Division a year ago . |
| 21 | Once the basic wage was agreed , increments would be given each year up to the age of 40 and additional payments made for each family member with a 25 per cent component left for job performance . |
| 22 | The Deminex package includes LASMO 's interests in the Bruce , Keith and M fields together with a 25 per cent interest in block 16/12a containing the ‘ Tree ’ fields . |
| 23 | In principle , mergers can be referred to the MMC if they will create a firm with a 25 per cent market share or if they involve assets of over 30 million . |
| 24 | Even with a 25 per cent discount , single adults living alone in a property banded above D will pay more under the council tax than under the poll tax . |
| 25 | The new council tax would ( i ) be introduced from April 1993 ; ( ii ) reflect the capital value of a property occupied by two adults , with a 25 per cent discount for single people ; and ( iii ) be calculated from property values in seven bands . |
| 26 | At the same time the price of leaded petrol was increased by 55 per cent , compared with a 25 per cent rise for unleaded , and electricity prices went up by 15 per cent . |
| 27 | No firm action was taken on methyl bromide , a pesticide used as a fumigant , which has also been found to destroy ozone , and officials merely recommended a freeze on production and consumption at 1992 levels by 1995 , with a 25 per cent cut by the year 2000 . |
| 28 | Other estimates indicated that the economic targets of the 1986-91 five-year economic and social development plan , including a 25 per cent growth in the economy over the plan period , were unlikely to be attained . |
| 29 | Medium term uses such as electronics ( 10 per cent ) and cars ( 7 per cent ) take up a proportion , while other consumer durables and mechanical engineering uses are included in the 25 per cent going to ‘ other sectors ’ . |
| 30 | My right hon. Friend is probably aware that there is considerable pressure from single-person households for an increase in the 25 per cent . |