Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] a [adj] [no cls] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | Envisaging a 4 per cent real growth in 1990 , it provided for a 10 per cent reduction in public expenditure , a wage increase for public employees , and the establishment of shops to sell basic items at low cost . |
| 2 | It provided for a 3.1 per cent increase in overall spending , to a total of F1,330,360 million , against a predicted inflation rate of 2.8 per cent ( US$1.00=F5.6999 as at Sept. 16 , 1991 ) . |
| 3 | Hard solders , on the other hand , were usually of the same metal as the object they were used on , but alloyed with a few per cent of another metal in order to reduce the melting point . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The first series of riots began in Lagos on May 4 when commuters protested against a 500 per cent fare increase imposed by taxi and minibus drivers who were trying to cope with an acute fuel shortage [ see p. 38853 ] and with spiralling inflation . |
| 6 | DEMOCRAT Bill Clinton leapt to a 21 per cent lead over Bush in a major poll released yesterday . |
| 7 | They conclude that the effect of market share upon ROI is much less than earlier studies showed and that , broadly , a 1 per cent increase in market share led to a 0.1 per cent increase in ROI rather than the 0.5 per cent earlier supposed . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Declining consumption of coal , oil and gas led to a 3 per cent fall in the UK 's carbon dioxide emissions , to 156 million tonnes , in 1992 . |
| 10 | This contrasted with a 26 per cent owner-occupancy rate in the neighbourhood . |
| 11 | These resulted in a 71 per cent pay award to the metallurgical workers at the end of November , backdated to September and valid until March 1990 . |
| 12 | In March the annual review of CPS and LCD fees resulted in a three per cent increase , slightly more in the CPS case . |
| 13 | The government and its supporters eventually accepted this but then insisted on a 75 per cent majority applying to regional issues , including the country 's future status as a unitary or a federal state . |
| 14 | Pearson , up 12p to 728p , was helped by a rumoured Kleinwort Benson upgrading , and Amersham International jumped 27p to 435p as Hoffman-La Roche , the Swiss group , emerged as a 5 per cent shareholder . |
| 15 | Mr Taylor refused to blame the race row that greeted his adoption 18 months ago for his defeat by Mr Nigel Jones , who won with a six per cent swing to the Liberal Democrats . |
| 16 | Amongst those who were Conservative or Labour before the campaign , press bias had about a 6 per cent effect ; amongst those who originally had an Alliance preference it had a 23 per cent effect ; while amongst those who were originally undecided it had a 28 per cent effect — measuring all these effects in terms of the Conservative lead over Labour ( Table 8.14 ) . |