Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [art] [num] [unc] [unc] " in BNC.
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1 | According to American projections , these actions will compensate for a 15 per cent increase in emissions of carbon . |
2 | For these purposes a business or interest in a business does not qualify for the 100 per cent relief if the business consists wholly or mainly of dealing in securities , stocks or shares , land or buildings or of the making or holding of investments ( IHTA 1984 , s105(3) ) . |
3 | This is in contrast to the compulsory sale procedures under CA 1985 , s429 where , although market purchases made before the posting of the offer document can not count towards the 90 per cent threshold , purchases afterwards may be counted provided they do not exceed the offer price . |
4 | As a result the cost of living will rise , inflation will hover around the 4 per cent mark for much of the next two years , but it will not measure the much larger deflationary effects of the Budget as a whole on incomes and spending power . |
5 | Nurses , teachers , the police and local authority employees will be among those asked to make do with a 1.5 per cent increase in 1993 . |
6 | That Scotland does not benefit from the 15 per cent of GDP earned by the financial sector ? ’ he asked . |
7 | Its bid for 1992–3 was late , so it did n't benefit from the 50 per cent increase , and there is great pressure to meet the standards required for grant status . |
8 | The gearing procedure will result in a 1 per cent . |
9 | The changing policies of the Welsh Office meant that a standstill budget would result in a 14 per cent increase in the rate and a 2 per cent cut in the budget would mean a 5 per cent increase . |
10 | Mr French was also convinced that set aside will not result in a 15 per cent cut in cereal production this year . |
11 | According to a Mori poll conducted for the Electoral Reform Society , a commitment by Labour to proportional representation could result in a 2.5-3 per cent swing to Labour in a general election . |
12 | Northallerton had the lowest level of accommodation provision in Hambleton and the loss of the Sundial Hotel would result in a 33 per cent reduction in the total number of beds in the town , the inquiry heard . |
13 | The Finance Minister Crispus Kiyonga on July 3 , 1989 , presented a budget for 1989/90 ( the fiscal year starting on July 1 , 1989 ) which he said was aimed at strengthening the balance of payments and at reducing inflation , but which nevertheless would provide for a 40 per cent salary increase for civil servants . |
14 | Employees ' contributions should begin with a 1 per cent contribution from the first £1.00 of earnings . |
15 | We certainly can not bank on the 49 per cent increase in the size of the Bar which has occurred in the last 10 years . |
16 | When the Under-Secretary met the TEC chairman did he apologise for the 97 per cent . |
17 | ‘ In the short run , it is possible that inflation will exceed the top of the target range during calendar 1993 , but it is more likely that inflation will remain in the 3 per cent to 4 per cent range in the absence of any unexpected shocks , ’ the report said . |
18 | Earlier , Mr Josselin said he would call for a 30 per cent increase in minimum prices imposed on imports at the EC fisheries meeting in Brussels . |
19 | I have n't had time to get it up on the machine to change again quickly but I 've had a quick look at the situation with regard to the five per cent increase . |
20 | 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 ) . |
21 | In its 1990/91 survey of Turkey the OECD estimated that the loss of Iraqi and Kuwaiti markets for Turkish goods during the Gulf war and the trade embargo would lead to a 5 per cent fall in annual export earnings . |
22 | In the circumstances , it is not clear what will be considered ‘ unreasonable ’ but , for a DHA with a fixed budget , even a 10 per cent increase in prices would lead to a 9 per cent decrease in services which could be purchased — a serious blow to planning . |
23 | Can he tell the House something about the agreement made on 13 December by his right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment , which I understand will lead to a 6 per cent . |
24 | An improved diet may lead to a 15-20 per cent reduction . |
25 | Geena Davis will star as the Sixties femme fatale |
26 | Nu-Swift will repay £65.3m to retain HP Cleaning , the US business maintenance group bought by Sicli last year , and will also subscribe for a 33 per cent interest in Financiere Sicli . |
27 | ‘ We maintain that we can not afford the rent being asked for by Mr Butters as it would amount to a 60 per cent increase on what we have been paying and we refuse to put the club in that sort of liability . |
28 | I understand that at the GATT negotiations , for example , we may eventually settle for a 30 per cent . |
29 | Farmers ' representatives have attacked the move , arguing that it would cut crop yields , but environmentalists argue that it is insufficient , and should extend to an 80 per cent cut . |
30 | That would account for the eight per cent swing from Labour to the Conservatives , which boosted Alan Stewart 's majority in Eastwood to over 11,000 . |