Example sentences of "[conj] a 10 [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consider the following simple illustration of a one bank economy where a 10 per cent liquid assets ratio must be maintained . |
| 2 | ‘ Assuming some progress in resolving the debt crisis , ’ Mr Grant says , ‘ then even a 5 per cent or a 10 per cent diversion of military spending could provide the additional $50 billion or so each year which is needed to end absolute poverty on the planet within the next 10 years . ’ |
| 3 | As for cars , a study of twenty-five countries concluded that a 10 per cent fuel price increase produced only a 3 per cent improvement in fuel economy . |
| 4 | Most people agree that a 10 per cent inflation rate is too high , but many are unable to explain why such an annual rise in the price level may be harmful . |
| 5 | Like Camdessus , Conable urged creditor nations to write off debt to the poorest nations [ see also p. 37731 for LDC conference in Paris ] and claimed that a 10 per cent cut in military spending by members of NATO would free enough resources to double development assistance . |
| 6 | It was also reported in December that a 10 per cent wage reduction for public-sector employees , introduced in the 1989 budget and strongly opposed by the trade unions , would be extended for a further year . |
| 7 | The UNEP report calculates that a 10 per cent decrease in the ozone layer could cause 300,000 cases of skin cancer a year worldwide ( an increase of 26 per cent ) and up to 1.75 million cases of eye cataracts ( an increase of 8 per cent ) , and would affect people 's immune systems , leading to an increase in the incidence of infectious and other diseases . |
| 8 | Such a premature baby has less than a 10 per cent chance of survival and a healthy life because the lungs are not fully developed . |
| 9 | Argentina , along with Brazil , Colombia , Chile and Uruguay , were reported to have been willing to propose a 50 per cent reduction in tariff levels and a 10 per cent increase in the list of goods covered . |
| 10 | A second IMF-approved emergency economic plan , announced in December , included a 3 per cent sales tax and a 10 per cent surcharge on all imports , raising fears that members of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trades ( GATT ) , to which Costa Rica acceded as the 100th member on Nov. 20 [ see p. 38259 ] , might retaliate in kind . |
| 11 | A 10 per cent rise in money supply will lead to a 10 per cent rise in prices and a 10 per cent depreciation of the exchange rate ( assuming no inflation abroad ) . |
| 12 | The cash will be raised by a five per cent levy on all transfer fees received by the clubs and a 10 per cent cut of their end-of-season prize-money from the League . |