Example sentences of "a 20 [unc] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With hyper-inflation , BR started the year with a 20 per cent fares increase — despite furious cost-cutting . |
| 2 | Rover , the British car maker , is taking a 20 per cent stake in the factory . |
| 3 | TICKET OFFER English National Opera , in association with Ticketmaster , is offering Independent readers a 20 per cent reduction on its Stalls , Dress Circle and Upper Circle seats ( £8.80 to £26.40 ) for the performance of Mozart 's Magic Flute on Wednesday 18 October ( 7.30pm ) . |
| 4 | MCCAW Communications , the US cellular radio company in which British Telecom has a 20 per cent stake , has launched a revised $2.9bn bid for LIN Broadcasting . |
| 5 | If they work five days , there would , in theory , be a 20 per cent increase in periods worked , therefore on paper you would need a fifth fewer people . |
| 6 | ‘ There will not be any rights issues and my dream is that we can take a 20 per cent share in advertising markets abroad . |
| 7 | There was a 66 per cent increase in the numbers of applications made by litigants in person and a 20 per cent increase in the number of appeals . |
| 8 | This is a 20 per cent rise on the same period last year but still a tiny 0.7 per cent of the 7.6m mortgage loans . |
| 9 | But at a 72-nation conference in the Netherlands yesterday , Britain , the United States , Japan and the Soviet Union , which between them emit 50 per cent of the world 's carbon dioxide , blocked a proposed freeze on emissions of the gas by the year 2000 and a 20 per cent reduction by 2005 . |
| 10 | W.H. Smith , which has a 20 per cent share of the market , said it would be watching Dillon 's announcement carefully . |
| 11 | Mr Perelman has been talking to Shearson and its parent , American Express , about buying a 20 per cent shareholding in the broking business . |
| 12 | Ownership Tough restrictions on cross-media ownership will prevent national newspaper owners holding more than a 20 per cent stake in television companies , with a similar limitation on cross interests between commercial televison , satellite television and national radio channels . |
| 13 | The new jet , which will be ready for launch in 1995 to compete head-on with the European Airbus A330 , where British Aerospace has a 20 per cent stake , and the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 trijet , will be the last major new passenger jet to be launched this century . |
| 14 | Claimants on income support are now required to pay a 20 per cent contribution to rates or poll tax bills . |
| 15 | Mr Spalvins , who heads the Adelaide Steamship group which holds a 20 per cent stake in Bell Resources , called off his legal action to appoint a receiver to the company . |
| 16 | If no one took up the rights issue , Corporate could end up with nearly 29 per cent of the shares , but a 20 per cent stake is more likely . |
| 17 | The Electricity Council told the Energy Committee that it would be possible to meet the Toronto Conference target of a 20 per cent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2005 . |
| 18 | The Central Electricity Generating Board estimated that achieving a 20 per cent cut through switching from coal to nuclear , gas and oil would require an additional capital expenditure of £12 billion . |
| 19 | The government has laid down a 20 per cent limit to stakes . |
| 20 | The insurance group itself will be among the banking and shipping tenants with damage claims as it retained a 20 per cent stake in the building . |
| 21 | A motoring breakdown scheme being launched today is offering members a 20 per cent ‘ no claims ’ discount if they do not call out the service during the year . |
| 22 | The Directive gave the UK something of a ‘ soft landing ’ , with only a 20 per cent cut on 1980 emissions required by 1993 , and just 60 per cent by 2003 . |
| 23 | If she has early latent syphilis there is a 20 per cent chance that the child will be unaffected , and this figure rises to 70 per cent if the mother has late syphilis . |
| 24 | Indena , Italian manufacturer of botanical derivatives for the pharmaceutical , cosmetic and health food industries , turned in a 20 per cent rise in profit in 1991 , on a $6.7m ( £1 = $1.75 ) turnover . |
| 25 | Rohm & Haas reported net profits of $29.5m last year , a 20 per cent decrease from 190 . |
| 26 | Sony is the hi-fi market leader , with a 20 per cent share , followed by Pioneer , JVC and Aiwa . |
| 27 | Models have shown that , with a 20 per cent conversion across Britain , cereal production would decrease by six per cent , oil seed rape by 12 per cent and milk by four per cent — not an enormous reduction when you consider the already existing and wasted surpluses . |
| 28 | Companies with a larger turnover but with less than a 20 per cent market share may , however , benefit from an opposition procedure ( see p. 66 ) . |
| 29 | Mean speeds have been reduced from 27 to 22 km/h ( a 20 per cent fall ) , with the most effective measures proving to be road-humps ( less than 60 metres apart ) and mini-roundabouts . |
| 30 | Three years ago Rover linked up with Honda , which took a 20 per cent stake in the company . |