Example sentences of "[prep] the 10 per " in BNC.

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1 Now , for the 10 per cent of house-buyers who rely on this report , or even the 15 per cent who rely on a mini-survey , that 's fine as far as it goes — and I would not wish to discourage anyone from having a professional survey , or ever advise against one — however , all the surveyors I know would prefer knowledgeable clients who had carried out their own surveys first and could present their results to them for investigation and comment .
2 In other words , money wages , interest rates and-tax payments have all been adjusted to allow for the 10 per cent rise in the average level of prices .
3 His attempts to explain away SNP support are engagingly loopy — can he seriously account for the 10 per cent increase in Glasgow by a rise in ‘ rural Conservatism ’ , or anti-Tory tactical voting ?
4 If I am right in the conclusion reached with some doubt earlier that there was consideration for the 10 per cent .
5 For the reject results the same calculations are done on the unshaded area giving revised probabilities of 0·32 for the 10 per cent and 0·68 for the 2 per cent levels .
6 For the reject results the same calculations are done on the unshaded area giving revised probabilities of 0.32 for the 10 per cent and 0.68 for the 2 per cent levels .
7 Reminded that he would be going back as one of the 10 per cent , ‘ Jacki ’ let go one of the handsome smiles which have made him so popular , but he qualified that by underlining the discomfort he might feel in that situation .
8 Above all else , Baker understood the essential role of compromise in executive-legislative relations and it was the LSG that prevailed upon Reagan to give ground on the tax cut by accepting reductions of 5 per cent — 10 per cent — 10 per cent in three successive years in place of the 10 per cent — 10 per cent — 10 per cent of Kemp-Roth .
9 IF you still have some Christmas presents to buy , why not pay a visit to the shop at your local Historic Scotland monument and take advantage of the 10 per cent discount available to Friends ?
10 Manufacturing output grew by 8 per cent , below the 10 per cent average of the previous five years , and mining by 9 per cent .
11 Consequently , LEAs earmarking certain discretionary items in this way would still have to count them in calculating that they were within the 10 per cent limit .
12 If a house is bought this way all the surveys and investigations should be carried out first , and you must be ready to sign and exchange contracts on the day of the auction after paying over the 10 per cent deposit .
13 Because they had n't done any management , Debbie felt Landlords were entitled only to the 10 per cent tenant-finding fee and therefore owed her £2,400 ( 3 months ' rent plus the deposit ) .
14 A Washington survey , for example , showed that 38 per cent of those asked revealed that they had been a victim of a serious crime within the last year , compared to the 10 per cent revealed by police statistics .
15 Perhaps , however , among the 10 per cent who do not know of the CAB , there are many people in difficulty who might be helped if only they were aware of the service it provides .
16 Currently it is among the 10 per cent most solvent UK corporations in PAS-score terms .
17 Tim Baker , marketing director of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra , said he appreciated the confidence in the SCO demonstrated by the 10 per cent boost in the main grant .
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