Example sentences of "with [art] 40 per " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pensioner movement is only growing very slowly in Britain and it is hard to imagine the prosperous 20 per cent of pensioners feeling they had much in common with the 40 per cent who are completely dependent on state benefits . |
| 2 | Ms Short , the Labour MP for Birmingham Ladywood , gave the warning as the conference agreed to give women a higher profile in the party with a 40 per cent quota for women on all party committees and local party delegations . |
| 3 | The mother 's milk is very rich , with a 40 per cent fat content ( the fat content in human milk is only 2 per cent ) . |
| 4 | WITH a 40 per cent drop in house prices in the West Country over the past three years , this is the time to think seriously about that Cornish cliff-top cottage , waterfront Dorset flat or Devonian mansion with more than enough land to keep a few horses . |
| 5 | CORNISH cottages can be booked during the Christmas and New Year period — with a 40 per cent reduction — from Blakes . |
| 6 | As well as the qualitative benefits brought about by greater accuracy and timeliness of information , the efficiency of the system meant that it was possible for the integration of the personnel records and wages departments to be achieved with a 40 per cent reduction in staff , natural wastage and redeployment within the organisation accounting for some 20 individuals . |
| 7 | Its main proposals were ( i ) a 20 per cent reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide by the year 2000 , with a 40 per cent cut by 2010 ; ( ii ) a ban on offshore oil drilling in state waters ; ( iii ) a halt to logging in the ancient redwood forests ; ( iv ) a requirement that a new tree be planted for every 500 square feet of development ; and ( v ) a ban on all pesticides with the potential to cause cancer or to damage a developing foetus . |
| 8 | The Sejm decided on July 5 to introduce income tax from Jan. 1 , 1992 , at a basic rate of 20 per cent , with a 40 per cent rate for those on higher incomes . |