Example sentences of "[noun sg] with a [adj] per cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | Often schoolchildren aged in their early teens , who struggle through a reading test with a 15 per cent error rate , reduce errors to 2 per cent and increase confidence visibly on first meeting a rule-based spelling . |
| 2 | He told ugly old women they would meet handsome young men soon , he told handsome young men they would meet large sums of money soon , he told dimwitted mothers that their sons would n't be coming home in nice wooden boxes from theatres of war with a 99 per cent casualty rate , he told collectors where they could locate that elusive antique backscratcher needed to complete a set . |
| 3 | Calculate the issue price of a new two-year bond with a 10 per cent coupon . |
| 4 | This is the price that a bond with a 9 per cent YTM will have on the next coupon payment date . |
| 5 | Consider a UK government bond with a 9.25 per cent coupon . |
| 6 | For example , our hypothetical Phillips curve shows that a 4 per cent per annum wage increase ( equivalent to 2 per cent inflation with a 2 per cent productivity growth ) is associated with a 3 per cent unemployment rate , and that a 9 per cent annum wage increase ( equivalent to 7 per cent inflation ) is associated with a 2 per cent unemployment rate . |
| 7 | LASMO remains as operator of this block with a 33.85 per cent interest . |
| 8 | I note that the biggest single beneficiary is Scottish Opera with a 2.3 per cent increase for the coming year ; likewise , Scottish Ballet attracts the same increase . |
| 9 | Well , here we go into our first home game of the new season with a 100 per cent record so far in Division Three . |
| 10 | In principle , mergers can be referred to the MMC if they will create a firm with a 25 per cent market share or if they involve assets of over 30 million . |
| 11 | After the treatments , beauty products will be available at the clinic with a 15 per cent discount . |
| 12 | Arsenic is very volatile and was unobtainable by ancient smelting techniques , but arsenic minerals commonly occur in association with copper ores and an alloy with a few per cent can be obtained by smelting these . |
| 13 | That , Mr Sampson said , gave rise for concern with a 15.7 per cent increase during the year , which compares with a 14 per cent rise for Scotland as a whole . |
| 14 | But do n't be greedy : a fund with a 7 per cent to 8 per cent yield is likely to produce a much better capital gain over time than one with a higher yield . |
| 15 | In the first three months of last year , Ti'ko was listed as the UK 's seventh largest direct selling computer manufacturer with a 5.3 per cent share of the market . |
| 16 | THE chairman of Tate & Lyle , Neil Shaw , received a massive sweetener to his annual salary this year with a 53 per cent increase , taking the amount to £534,000 . |
| 17 | Hamilton , like the other Scottish courses , bucked the national trend of falling attendances last year with a 15 per cent increase . |
| 18 | With hyper-inflation , BR started the year with a 20 per cent fares increase — despite furious cost-cutting . |
| 19 | Once the basic wage was agreed , increments would be given each year up to the age of 40 and additional payments made for each family member with a 25 per cent component left for job performance . |
| 20 | In a survey with a 75 per cent response rate undertaken by the residents ' association on its new housing estate , some two-thirds of the respondents favoured the setting up of a multi-denominational school . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Mr Bain was speaking as Coats delighted the market with a near-13 per cent jump in annual pre-tax profits to £109 million and an unexpected rise in the final dividend from 4p to 4.25p , lifting the total from 7p to 7.25p . |
| 23 | LASMO , which continues as operator , and Shell each have a 47.5 per cent interest , while the Oil and Gas Development Corporation of Pakistan is the third partner with a five per cent holding . |
| 24 | Wasps , top of the table with a 100 per cent record , admit they have yet to play to their full potential . |
| 25 | Norway will be the leading producer with a 3 per cent rise in output to an average of 2.3 million bpd . |