Example sentences of "[vb pp] by [art] [adj] [unc] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The share of personal assets owned by the 90 per cent below the richest 10 per cent has dramatically increased from 8 per cent in 1911 to 17 per cent in 1960 , and on to 46 per cent in 1983 . |
| 2 | At present in the UK , each company has a board of directors which manages its affairs ; directors are elected , and may be removed , by shareholders in general meeting , and a general meeting normally also has a residual power , by a special resolution ( proposed as such and carried by a 75 per cent majority of the shares voted ) , to give a management direction to the board . |
| 3 | The sustained and systematic assault upon the assumptions and procedures of classic realism , vigorously pursued by the leading nouveaux romanciers , could almost be said to represent a manifesto of postmodern aims and aspirations ; while the emphatic self-reflexivity of their novels is frequently cited as paradigmatic of radical textuality . |
| 4 | They 'd been denigrated by the clinical psycho anal analysts who have followed after Freud , and used Freudian therapy , because they 're non-therapeutic . |
| 5 | We have already had reference this morning to the outcry against the handling of , of the mine closures and it was immense , the case was made by the Parliamentary Success er Select Committee for some serious thinking about energy policy for the future , yet the government did not think again , the political debate was at the level of whether Mr Heseltine would remain in power and nothing was changed . |
| 6 | Labour MPs will be challenged by the Tories not to vote against the zero increase in their pay when it comes before the Commons before April , but they are already cushioned by a 39 per cent increase in allowances they voted themselves earlier this year . |
| 7 | Current corporate taxes of 42.5 per cent plus the " special contributions " to the refugee fund , were to be abolished and replaced by a 20 per cent flat rate company tax . |
| 8 | The cash will be raised by a five per cent levy on all transfer fees received by the clubs and a 10 per cent cut of their end-of-season prize-money from the League . |
| 9 | The effect of the strike was defused by a 6.5 per cent government pay offer made to teachers and civil servants on Oct. 22 , the promise of concessions to striking nurses ( who had been camping in front of the Health Ministry for three weeks ) , and a series of measures to end protests by farmers . |
| 10 | This was partially offset by a 30 per cent increase in public-sector wages and those of the military . |
| 11 | These were slightly offset by a 1.7 per cent increase in UK prices , and a 0.1 per cent increase in French prices . |
| 12 | Evidence of a recovery is provided by the 50 per cent jump in reservations during 1993 which has also seen a ‘ strong advance in sales ’ . |
| 13 | A taste of stalactite climbing at a more human level is provided by the sustained E1 5b of Arrampicatopitheque ( thankfully the climbing 's easier than the name ) to the left of Casamanche — itself one of the best 7bs . |
| 14 | In spite of the slowdown in volume growth in 1990 , the value of merchandise trade rose in terms of US dollars by 13 per cent to US$3,500,000 million , boosted by the 7 per cent depreciation in the average value of the dollar . |
| 15 | This stance must be accompanied by the wellrecognised ports de bras , which must be accurately co-ordinated with the footwork . |
| 16 | The basic ABTA fund is financed by a 10 per cent levy on ABTA licensed members and 15 per cent on non-ABTA operators . |
| 17 | The Bush administration also moved on proposals for tax cuts , designed to appeal to middle-class voters hurt by the recession , and to counter a plan put forward by Senate finance committee chairman Lloyd Bentsen ( Democrat , Texas ) for tax cuts of $72,000 million over five years financed by a 5 per cent cut in defence spending . |
| 18 | According to the draft budget for 1990 which was presented to Congress on Nov. 15 , 1989 , real expenditure was projected to increase by 4.7 per cent ( to be financed by a 13.4 per cent increase in public revenues ) and external debt interest payments would be reduced from 3.8 to 2.6 per cent of gross domestic product ( GDP ) . |
| 19 | The controversial employee investment funds , administered with the involvement of trade unions and financed by a 20 per cent tax on business profits , would be phased out . |
| 20 | In fact one study ( Armstrong 1984 ) reports that over the last century in Britain each 4 per cent increase in hourly wage rates for males has been followed by a 1 per cent reduction in hours worked per year . |
| 21 | On Dec. 22 parliament approved budget cuts of about L 93,000,000 million ( about US$6,600 million ) for 1993 , this being immediately followed by a 1 per cent cut in the discount rate to 12 per cent . |
| 22 | Mr Tyson says deregulation prompted fares to rise by 23 per cent in real terms in 1986/87 , followed by a 3.7 per cent real increase in 1987/88 . |
| 23 | Increased consumption of fossil fuels was in part caused by a 6 per cent reduction in electricity generated from nuclear power , due to a decline in imports of nuclear electricity from France and the prolonged shutdown of several nuclear power stations for maintenance . |
| 24 | When his coolie picked up the shafts and broke into his loping stride , Joseph found he could n't look at the narrow , sweat-streaked shoulders bobbing in front of him without seeing the bleeding welts caused by the French colon 's cane . |
| 25 | These are just adequate for steam raising without clinkering , but the pollution caused by the 36 per cent volatile content is intolerable . |
| 26 | There are now two grounds for referring a prospective merger to an investigation by the MMC : ( 1 ) that the merger will promote a new monopoly as defined by the 25 per cent market share used in deciding references for existing monopoly positions , or ( 2 ) that the merger involves the transfer of at least 30 million worth of company assets . |
| 27 | Enticed by a 2 per cent incentive payment on top of the National Insurance rebate , some five million people have taken up the option since it was introduced in July 1988 . |
| 28 | It had also added a second referendum proposal ( which was rejected by a 53 per cent majority , according to Estonian radio on June 29 ) allowing participation in the forthcoming election by all those who had applied for citizenship by June 5 [ for citizenship issue see also p. 38880 ] . |
| 29 | FIRED by a 20 per cent surge in oil production , the Scottish economy is expected to grow this year by more than three times the UK average , according to a survey published today by the Stirling-based Mackay Consultants . |
| 30 | Strengthened by a 75 per cent increase in its capital following successful negotiations with the US government , the IDB announced a US$22,500 million aid programme for 1990-93 . |