Example sentences of "cut by [adj] [no cls] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Agriculture would be the biggest loser , with the volume of production cut by 10.7 per cent and employment reduced because of a drop in the number of livestock . |
| 2 | According to a recent survey by the Union of Construction , Allied Trades and Technicians and the Association of Direct Labour Organisations , training places have been cut by 27 per cent . |
| 3 | When this reaches 200-350 points on the standard Imeca air quality scale , industrial activity must be cut by 30-40 per cent ; when the Imeca points rise to 350-400 , industrial activity must be reduced by 50-75 per cent . |
| 4 | Between 1979 – 1988 , the amount of central Government spent on schools was cut by 17 per cent or £790 million . |
| 5 | But the staffing has been cut by twelve per cent over the last three years . |
| 6 | But the staffing has been cut by twelve per cent over the last three years . |
| 7 | Secondly , the second Labour government collapsed in August 1931 as a result of the unwillingness of the Cabinet to wholeheartedly approve of Snowden 's demand that unemployment benefits should be cut by 10 per cent . |
| 8 | It was also expected that government spending would be cut by 10 per cent , that state companies would be privatized and that sales taxes would be increased . |
| 9 | The polls suggested that whereas in November 1991 Bush was leading Buchanan amongst Republicans within the state by 56 per cent to 20 per cent , by mid-January this margin had been cut by 10 per cent . |
| 10 | Indeed , some estimates have suggested that if the Exchequer received all the tax due to it from the black economy , the basic rate of income tax might be cut by 10 per cent . |
| 11 | The gross cost per trainee in Britain has been cut by 10 per cent since 1985 . |
| 12 | Lighting our houses , workplaces and public buildings may account for over 10GW of power at peak time — this could be cut by 75 per cent if new fluorescent lamps were used instead of the incandescent light bulb . |
| 13 | The USA , supported by Australia and other exporters of agricultural products , had originally wanted internal farm support to be cut by 75 per cent and export subsidies by 90 per cent over 10 years . |
| 14 | Fares on provincial operations , where grants will be cut by 18 per cent , would face ‘ selective real pricing ’ . |
| 15 | When Keynes 's memorandum was discussed in Cabinet in February 1946 , defence expenditure for 1946/7 had already been cut by 14 per cent . |
| 16 | ELECTRICITY bills are to be cut by one per cent from April , power watchdogs announced yesterday . |
| 17 | ELECTRICITY bills are to be cut by one per cent from April . |
| 18 | ABBEY National is advising customers to get out of their Higher Interest and Seven Day Accounts , where rates will be CUT by one per cent after August 31 , and to put their savings instead into Investment or Instant Saver Accounts . |
| 19 | Cellulose losses in the viscose ‘ caves ’ were cut by 80 per cent , with a significant reduction in pulp wastage . |
| 20 | Using the Government 's own research , Dr Tim Jackson , an environmental consultant , shows that carbon dioxide emissions could be cut by 46 per cent in 15 years without building any nuclear power stations . |
| 21 | government spending to be cut by 5 per cent annually in real terms for five years ; |
| 22 | Will the Minister confirm that the British library 's acquisitions budget has been cut by 41 per cent . |
| 23 | According to the terms of the agreement , production has to be frozen at 1989 levels from next year , cut by 85 per cent from 1995 in the case of tetra or 30 per cent by 2000 in the case of 1,1,1 , and totally eliminated by 2000 ( 2005 for 1,1,1 ) . |
| 24 | Under EC Regulation 595/91 , carbon tetrachloride production and consumption ( including imports and exports ) has been reduced by 50 per cent this year , will be cut by 85 per cent from 1995 , and phased out completely by the end of 1997 , with exemptions until the end of 1999 for essential uses . |
| 25 | Production of CFCs in EC countries was to be cut by 85 per cent by 1995 . |
| 26 | production of CFCs ' is to be cut by 85 per cent by 1995 . |
| 27 | I therefore invite him to express his regret that , according to the figures published by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office last week , United Kingdom support for United Nations development agencies has been cut by 38 per cent . |
| 28 | The Prime Minister told my right hon. Friend the Member for Islwyn ( Mr. Kinnock ) that the Government make a large contribution to the UN development agencies , but he must be aware that our contribution has been cut by 38 per cent . |
| 29 | Lead , mercury , cadmium and dioxin levels were to be cut by 70 per cent by 1995 . |
| 30 | Outputs of hazardous waste were cut by 26 per cent , from 475,000 tonnes to 350,000 tonnes , compared to 1991 , and by 48 per cent compared to 1990 . |