Example sentences of "[prep] a 100 per " in BNC.
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| 1 | By leasing he could not only spread the payments , but either enjoy for himself the benefit of a 100 per cent tax write-off on the asset of the plane in the first year , or come to some arrangement with a financier , who would build the tax deduction into the price . |
| 2 | Consider for example the proposition that the average human possesses one breast and one testicle , a grievous misapplication of statistics no doubt , but less of an affront to logic than the argument of the weather forecaster , seized on by John Allen Paulos : with a 50 per cent chance of rain on Saturday and a 50 per cent chance on Sunday , he declared , ‘ it looks like a 100 per cent chance of rain this weekend ’ . |
| 3 | In 1990 teachers in five provinces went on strike for a 100 per cent rise . |
| 4 | The predictions made by Johnson were tested by simulation studies , which showed that even for a 100 per cent packed file , if the discipline he recommended is adhered to , the average number of accesses can be kept down to 1.5 per retrieval , and for larger bucket sizes this is reduced to around 1.25 . |
| 5 | Wasps , top of the table with a 100 per cent record , admit they have yet to play to their full potential . |
| 6 | Well , here we go into our first home game of the new season with a 100 per cent record so far in Division Three . |
| 7 | At the opposite extreme , with a 100 per cent income tax rate , there would be no point working and again tax revenue would be zero . |
| 8 | The club , which joined the league only four years ago , are the only one in all divisions with a 100 per cent record this season . |
| 9 | Voting was reported to be brisk , with a 100 per cent turnout in the Knin district , although there was criticism that many voters remained unclear about what kind of autonomy they were being asked to vote for . |
| 10 | In division two , Hightown Club ( Dave Cochran ) kicked off as leaders with a 100 per cent record , but they lost both records in a 4-1 defeat against new leaders Moorgate Villa ( Robbie Waith 2 ) . |
| 11 | It is worth emphasizing here that because an option has a finite life and expires it can involve the investor in a 100 per cent loss . |
| 12 | Some of these are highly sophisticated and provide almost complete control of the duty cycle over a 100 per cent variation . |
| 13 | The government agreed to a 100 per cent pay increase , to meet demands for job security , to index wages to inflation , to set up an inquiry into the current salaries of health workers and teachers , to reinstate all workers dismissed since March , and to involve the unions in revising the Civil Service Law . |
| 14 | Selling Old Trafford to a first-time buyer on a 100 per cent mortgage would be easier than selling Manchester for the 1996 Olympics . |