Example sentences of "by [adj] [no cls] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The growth of M3 for 1980 — 1 ( 19.5 per cent ) easily exceeded the planned 7 — 11 per cent , and between March 1980 and March 1984 M3 grew by 70 per cent , against its target 46 per cent . |
| 2 | ‘ Even a government-commissioned survey has found consumption to have fallen by 70 per cent since the revolution . |
| 3 | Official figures show that private consumption under Sandinista rule has fallen by 70 per cent . |
| 4 | Official figures show that private consumption under Sandinista rule has fallen by 70 per cent . |
| 5 | By that year , energy consumption should be down 30 per cent and emissions of pollutants by 70 per cent . |
| 6 | In the United States , the strict new Clean Air Bill passed by the senate in April 1990 would cut carbon monoxide emissions by 70 per cent and a number of other gases by 22 per cent . |
| 7 | In partnership with the small dye company Kekko , Steilmann has managed to reduce by 70 per cent the amount of dyestuff used . |
| 8 | In the next 20 years , the use of cars is estimated to increase by 70 per cent . |
| 9 | It begins by looking at the Reagan record in such areas as pollution control , natural resource management and energy , at the administration 's attitudes to the international environment ( it wants to cut its contribution to the UN Environment Programme by 70 per cent ) and at the massacre of the Council on Environmental Quality ( two thirds of its budget and four fifths of its staff chopped ) . |
| 10 | In 1990 , the money supply grew by 70 per cent . |
| 11 | In a recent report by Friends of the Earth ( FoE ) to the House of Lords it was stated that Britain could reduce electricity demand by 70 per cent , just through energy efficiency . |
| 12 | DOMESTIC consumption rockets by 70 per cent at weekends , mainly due to gardeners using hoses . |
| 13 | The company , which also makes Scalextric , saw profits crash by 70 per cent to £158,000 in the first half of this year . |
| 14 | PA found that 90 per cent of the participants transferring existing senior members of staff now bear all the costs associated with travelling expenses , preliminary visits , removal , temporary accommodation , estate agents ' commission , legal fees and stamp duty together with a disturbance allowance … similar costs are borne by 70 per cent of companies in respect of the relocation of a newly recruited manager although a disturbance allowance is not as common in this instance . |
| 15 | But overall demand has risen — by 70 per cent in England and Wales since 1960 . |
| 16 | The assembly could ask the Westminster Parliament for powers to be transferred to it provided that such requests were supported by 70 per cent of the assembly . |
| 17 | Population projections indicate that between 1986 and 2001 the number of people aged 85 and over will increase by 70 per cent . |
| 18 | ‘ So we have developed Travel Management Services , which is used by 70 per cent of the Times top 100 companies , ’ John Petersen says . |
| 19 | However , it should be some consolation to the hon. Gentleman and the hon. Member for Bradford , South ( Mr. Cryer ) that in the past five years the average sentence for rape has increased by 70 per cent . |
| 20 | Will my hon. Friend confirm that exports have increased by 70 per cent . |
| 21 | The station and office development together will increase the traffic on Euston road during the evening peak hours by 70 per cent . |
| 22 | Lead , mercury , cadmium and dioxin levels were to be cut by 70 per cent by 1995 . |
| 23 | Key provisions included ( i ) the requirement that the necessary plant be installed to reduce emissions of 41 listed industrial pollutants by 70 per cent by 1995 — a deadline extended to 2003 for a further 148 pollutants ; ( ii ) a phased reduction in annual emissions of sulphur dioxide , to 10,000,000 tonnes ; and ( iii ) a requirement that from 1992 only high-oxygen petrol could be sold in the 44 US cities suffering the highest levels of carbon monoxide pollution . |
| 24 | Sao Paulo 's capitalization alone , which had dropped by 70 per cent to US$15,400 million in 1990 , had recovered to $36,900 million by May and the volume of shares transacted had risen from an estimated 17,000,000 a day in January 1991 to an estimated 40-50,000,000 a day by June . |
| 25 | A French government report released on July 2 showed that foreign orders for French weapons had soared by 70 per cent in 1990 to F33,400 million ( US$5,400 million ) , largely because of the Gulf war . |
| 26 | The most significant agreement reached at Pattaya was a compromise military arrangement under which the four factions would reduce their armed forces and arms , ammunition and equipment by 70 per cent . |
| 27 | On Oct. 14 the Sudanese pound was devalued by 70 per cent ( US$1=£S15.0305 as at Oct. 14 ) , in a move calculated to improve relations with the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) . |
| 28 | The energy price increases , which doubled the cost of home central heating and raised the price of gas by 70 per cent and electricity by 20 per cent , were the consequence of the removal of subsidies in the attempt to control Poland 's budget deficit . |
| 29 | Under this settlement , subject to approval by the courts in the UK , Luxembourg and the Cayman Islands and by 70 per cent of the creditors involved , those shareholders — the Ruler and authorities of Abu Dhabi — would ( i ) make a payment of $1,700 million ( adjustable up or down by $500 million ) to make possible a return to creditors of between 30 and 40 per cent ; and ( ii ) assume responsibility for certain liabilities of BCCI branches in the United Arab Emirates . |
| 30 | This exceeds current output for a similar onshore group by 70 per cent ( 3.4p per kilowatt-hour ) . |