Example sentences of "a 50 [unc] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The coupled Sepharose was packed in a 1.5 cm×1.3 cm column and carefully washed with a 50 mmol/l Tris/HCl , pH 8.0 , 0.15 mol/l NaCl buffer . |
| 2 | Then spiral the bandage , aiming for a 50 per cent overlap |
| 3 | Some 169 Washington babies died before their first birthday in the first six months of this year , bringing the capital 's infant mortality rate to 32.3 deaths for every 1,000 live births , a 50 per cent increase on 1988 . |
| 4 | Shares in Eurotunnel fell a further 50p to close at 600p , making a 15 per cent drop in the Anglo-French venture 's stock market value in the two days since it disclosed a 50 per cent rise in the cost of the tunnel to at least £7bn . |
| 5 | Microfilm also announced full year results yesterday showing a 50 per cent increase in pre-tax profits to £6m on turnover up from £15m to £24.2m . |
| 6 | Both areas experienced a 50 per cent reduction in illegal parking in residents ' bays . |
| 7 | It provides discounts of up to one third on most fares and a 50 per cent discount on the Network Card for travel in London and the South-east . |
| 8 | Under a policy announced in 1986 , a 50 per cent rebate is provided on customs duty payable for import of hardware used for software development . |
| 9 | The government subsequently altered its estimate of those able to claim and came up with a 50 per cent take-up rate . |
| 10 | The government subsequently altered its estimate of those able to claim and came up with a 50 per cent take-up rate . |
| 11 | The government subsequently altered its estimate of those able to claim and came up with a 50 per cent take-up rate . |
| 12 | Consider for example the proposition that the average human possesses one breast and one testicle , a grievous misapplication of statistics no doubt , but less of an affront to logic than the argument of the weather forecaster , seized on by John Allen Paulos : with a 50 per cent chance of rain on Saturday and a 50 per cent chance on Sunday , he declared , ‘ it looks like a 100 per cent chance of rain this weekend ’ . |
| 13 | Consider for example the proposition that the average human possesses one breast and one testicle , a grievous misapplication of statistics no doubt , but less of an affront to logic than the argument of the weather forecaster , seized on by John Allen Paulos : with a 50 per cent chance of rain on Saturday and a 50 per cent chance on Sunday , he declared , ‘ it looks like a 100 per cent chance of rain this weekend ’ . |
| 14 | The consensus is that stabilizing the climate ( i.e. halting the warming ) will require a 50 per cent cut in carbon dioxide emissions . |
| 15 | An MRC group reported in January 1989 that people receiving drinking water with high levels of aluminium stand a 50 per cent greater chance of suffering from Alzheimer 's disease . |
| 16 | So , for example , on 18 March 1984 Sunday Times journalist Brian Silcock unwittingly wrote : ‘ according to the CEGB , even a 50 per cent reduction in its own sulphur emissions would add 15 per cent to electricity prices . ’ |
| 17 | Government offered a 50 per cent grant for such work , which remained in force after the War . |
| 18 | ‘ We have only a 50 per cent chance of avoiding world catastrophe ’ , he told us . |
| 19 | Mike [ Foot ] said wryly that if , as Harold Lever said , we had only a 50 per cent chance of avoiding catastrophe , we had better work out a contingency plan in case that chance did not come off . |
| 20 | Liberal Democrats would introduce a 50 per cent subsidy tapered over five years ( ie 50 per cent in year one , 40 per cent in year two etc ) for salaries of scientists and engineers working on R&D in small and medium sized companies . |
| 21 | The probability of one in ten is the same as odds of one to nine or 0.1111 , a 50 per cent probability corresponds to odds of one to one , or ‘ evens ’ , and so on . |
| 22 | In inner cities , within the Development Areas ( where regional incentives apply ) , small companies with fewer than 25 employees will be eligible for 15 per cent Regional Enterprise Grant on fixed assets up to a threshold of £15,000 and a 50 per cent innovation grant up to a maximum of £25,000 . |
| 23 | The Protocol demands a freeze on CFCs 11 , 12 , 113 , 114 and 115 at 1986 consumption levels , and a 50 per cent cut by 1999 . |
| 24 | Due to the fact that aerosols have accounted for 60 per cent of CFC usage in the UK , Britain will meet the terms of the Montreal Protocol ( a 50 per cent cut in CFCs ) ten years ahead of schedule . |
| 25 | This procedure is currently adopted in families in which male but not female children have a 50 per cent chance of being afflicted by a serious disease , such as muscular dystrophy . |
| 26 | The originators of this stress-rating scale estimate that people who score 150 points have a 50 per cent likelihood , and those who score 300 have a 90 per cent likelihood , of developing a stress-related illness . |
| 27 | Thus it was that the 30 mph ( 50 km/h ) speed limit in built up areas led to a 50 per cent reduction in pedestrian deaths in London by 1935 . |
| 28 | Thus six ethnic minority MPs were elected — a 50 per cent increase over 1987 — and Labour 's four sitting black MPs all increased the size of their vote . |
| 29 | The sudden cold snap meant the RAC were inundated with 3,000 call-outs in one hour — a 50 per cent increase on a normal Monday morning . |
| 30 | Askoli suffers a 50 per cent child mortality rate , largely as a result of gastro-enteritis . |