Example sentences of "increase of up to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prices of both new and second-hand models of some popular hot hatchbacks such as the Ford Escort XR3i and Peugeot 205GTi have fallen in the wake of insurance increases of up to 70 per cent . |
| 2 | Increases of up to 50 per cent on vehicle inspection rates signal further rises in cabbies ' costs . |
| 3 | Unfortunately , faced with price increases of up to 25 per cent , many of us decided we could live without champagne . |
| 4 | Following mediation by the Prime Minister to avert more strikes , increases of up to 3.5 per cent above the guaranteed four-monthly index-linked rises were agreed for various sectors on Feb. 20 . |
| 5 | An national and indefinite strike of bank workers began on Sept. 12 for pay increases of up to 297 per cent . |
| 6 | A month-long strike for better pay and conditions by approximately 40,000 workers at the KGHM Polska Miedz Copper Combine in Legnica ended on Aug. 20 when strikers voted to suspend their action , having apparently failed to obtain pay increases of up to 30 per cent . |
| 7 | A month-long strike for better pay and conditions by approximately 40,000 workers at the KGHM Polska Miedz Copper Combine in Legnica ended on Aug. 20 when strikers voted to suspend their action , having apparently failed to obtain pay increases of up to 30 per cent . |
| 8 | Increases of up to fivefold in the price of electricity and petrol to consumers , from Sept. 1 , were accompanied by warnings of energy rationing . |
| 9 | This seems much more reasonable than the very large increases of up to 1000°C which would be required to produce an uplift of around 1500 m by purely thermal effects . |
| 10 | However , the increase of up to £2.50 a week for a single person , and up to £3.50 a week for a couple , is considered small by many involved with the elderly . |
| 11 | In the NUM a left-wing spokesman like Arthur Scargill advocated a broad pay increase of up to 80 per cent , and denounced local incentive schemes accepted in most coalfields as a means of increasing productivity . |
| 12 | The London Emergency Bed Service , which monitors the availability of hospital beds , yesterday recorded an increase of up to 50 per cent in demand . |
| 13 | An increase of up to 20 per cent in the number of science teachers would be required to provide the extra lessons recommended for 11–18 year olds . |
| 14 | TV company Carlton Communications , which takes over the Thames franchise in January , is looking good with analysts forecasting a profits increase of up to 16% , at £103m . |
| 15 | The guidelines for aggregates provision in the South Wales region under MPG6 indicates that while the proportion of supply met from primary land sources will decline from 65% to about 45% over the period from 1991 to 2011 ( although requiring an absolute increase of up to 4 million tonnes per annum to meet rising demand ) , coastal super quarries are anticipated to supply almost 30% of demand during the last five years of this period . |
| 16 | The guidelines for aggregates provision in the South Wales region under MPG6 indicates that while the proportion of supply met from primary land sources will decline from 65% to about 45% over the period from 1991 to 2011 ( although requiring an absolute increase of up to 4 million tonnes per annum to meet rising demand ) , coastal super quarries are anticipated to supply almost 30% of demand during the last five years of this period . |
| 17 | The general secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress even proposed an increase of up to 50 per cent . |