Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb pp] from [n mass] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The share of UK demand accounted for by oil has fallen from 50% in 1973 to 37% in 1983 . |
| 2 | Investment in public sector housing has fallen from 27% of total dwelling investment in 1979 to only 18% in 1991 . |
| 3 | Yet the downward trend has started ; and a Burmese economic expert reckons that last month the cost of living figure has fallen from 800% above pre-war level to 600% . |
| 4 | Since the introduction of Medicare in 1984 the proportion of the population covered by private insurance has dropped from 62% in 1983 to 42% in 1992 , with a large decrease in coverage among young people . |
| 5 | The improvement could allow some repayment of its long-term debt which has grown from £12.7m in 1986 to almost $69m at the end of last year . |
| 6 | The proportion of holidays of four nights and above between October and April has grown from 14% in 1976 to 22% last year , while August holidays have slipped from 24% to 20% and July from 25% to 18% . |
| 7 | The proportion of all adults living alone has risen from 9% in 1973 to 13% in 1988 ( General Household Survey 1988 ) . |
| 8 | The school funding debt has risen from £269,000 in 1989 to £1,896,000 this year . |
| 9 | As prosperity has grown — income per person has risen from $145 in 1951 to $10,215 in 1992 — the birth rate has fallen , from about 50 per 1,000 in 1951 to just over 15 per 1,000 in 1992 . |
| 10 | According to Verdict , a retail-industry analyst , the gross margin on fresh foods has increased from 21% in 1986 to 28% in 1990 . |
| 11 | Dividend per share has increased from 3.0p in 1980 to 15.8p in 1989 — a compound growth rate of 20% per annum . |
| 12 | The proportion of births jointly registered by both parents has increased from 46% in 1971 to 71% in 1989 . |
| 13 | The real net income of a married couple on average male earnings with two children has increased from £194 in 1978-79 to £262 in 1991-92 — a rise of 35 per cent . |
| 14 | Profit per employee has increased from £5,800 in 1989–90 to £11,800 in 1992–93 . |
| 15 | Overall prevalence among 13–15 year olds has declined from 17% in 1975 , the year the ban was introduced , to 10% in 1990 . |
| 16 | According to figures from the Census Bureau , among all households the share of traditional homes ( a married couple with one child younger than 18 living at home ) has declined from 40% in 1970 to 26% last year . |
| 17 | Preliminary data from a recent audit exercise have shown that uptake of immunisation has improved from 60% in 1986 to 90% in 1991 . |
| 18 | If you look at the trends in the incidence of mental confusion in residential homes ( all categories , that 's local authority , voluntary , private ) , it 's gone from 15% in 1980 by small stages until it reaches 24% in 1987 . |