Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] a [adj] [adj] per " in BNC.
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| 1 | On March 7 hundreds of government employees had reportedly rioted in Salta , 1,600 km north-west of Buenos Aires , in protest at Menem 's plans to cut state spending , and thousands more participated in a nationwide strike on March 21 , an estimated 40,000 demonstrating in Buenos Aires for an end to privatization and for wage increases to compensate for an estimated 40 per cent rise in prices in the first two weeks of the month . |
| 2 | It is anticipated to grow by a further 50 per cent in the next seven years . |
| 3 | The answer to that will depend on their own performance , because persuading the other investors to part with a further 12 per cent of their equity will only be possible if they are going to get a good return on it . |
| 4 | As for the price paid of 550p , half in cash and half in convertible preference shares , the prospective p/e may be around 14.5 , to judge from an estimated 10 per cent rise in Caradon 's pre-tax profits to £17m in the half year to 1 October . |
| 5 | GDP fell by 9 per cent in 1991 and was expected to fall by a further 14 per cent in 1992 , which may well be an underestimate . |