Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] to a [num] [unc] " in BNC.

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1 An improved diet may lead to a 15-20 per cent reduction .
2 In its 1990/91 survey of Turkey the OECD estimated that the loss of Iraqi and Kuwaiti markets for Turkish goods during the Gulf war and the trade embargo would lead to a 5 per cent fall in annual export earnings .
3 In the circumstances , it is not clear what will be considered ‘ unreasonable ’ but , for a DHA with a fixed budget , even a 10 per cent increase in prices would lead to a 9 per cent decrease in services which could be purchased — a serious blow to planning .
4 ‘ We maintain that we can not afford the rent being asked for by Mr Butters as it would amount to a 60 per cent increase on what we have been paying and we refuse to put the club in that sort of liability .
5 A 10 per cent rise in money supply will lead to a 10 per cent rise in prices and a 10 per cent depreciation of the exchange rate ( assuming no inflation abroad ) .
6 Can he tell the House something about the agreement made on 13 December by his right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment , which I understand will lead to a 6 per cent .
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