Example sentences of "[vb pp] with a [adj] per cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said the figures for the business rate were much better as expected with a 94.1 per cent collection rate and end of year shortfall of about £850,000 . |
| 2 | The £78 million fund , managed by Murray Johnstone , achieved a 10.7 per cent return on net assets , compared with a 22.2 per cent rise in the Index over the same six-month period . |
| 3 | The return on assets works out at 1.8 per cent compared with a 3.75 per cent target set by the Government . |
| 4 | Gross national product ( GNP ) had risen by 5.3 per cent , compared with a 2.4 per cent rise in 1991 . |
| 5 | According to figures released by Miti in January 1990 , Japan 's industrial output increased by 5.9 per cent during 1989 , compared with a 9.5 per cent rise in 1988 . |
| 6 | The first volume of the annual GATT trade review , entitled International Trade 1988/89 and published on Sept. 15 , 1989 , reported an 8.5 per cent growth in the volume of global merchandise trade in 1988 , the most rapid increase since 1984 ( and compared with a 5.5 per cent increase in 1987 ) . |
| 7 | The UK has a 7 per cent of this market compared with a 5.5 per cent share of trade in goods . |
| 8 | At the same time the price of leaded petrol was increased by 55 per cent , compared with a 25 per cent rise for unleaded , and electricity prices went up by 15 per cent . |
| 9 | Profits at Superdrug were little changed at £34.8 million , but the move to selling perfumes at discount prices was rewarded with a 2 per cent market share . |
| 10 | According to one study based on data for 29 WFS countries ( Rutstein , 1983 , p.32 ) , among toddlers aged one year , this difference in spacing is associated with a 46 per cent higher mortality of those born less than 24 months after the earlier sibling . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Foster et al show a long-run tendency for ‘ a 1 per cent increase in real income per head … to be associated with a 3 Per cent increase in local current expenditure per head ’ ( Foster et al . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | This , combined with a 47 per cent increase in the livestock population , and an increase in human populations , led to even greater degradation between 1957 and 1964 and prompted local prohibition of clearance and cultivation . |
| 15 | 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 . |