Example sentences of "dropped from [n mass] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the introduction of Medicare in 1984 the proportion of the population covered by private insurance has dropped from 62% in 1983 to 42% in 1992 , with a large decrease in coverage among young people . |
| 2 | And interest in watching Commons TV declined over time ; the numbers who said they would be or were ‘ very interested ’ in watching dropped from 24% before televising started to 10% after three months , with a corresponding rise in those who said they were ‘ not at all interested ’ from 18% to 30% . |
| 3 | John Matthews , chairman of the CIA energy committee , said that a recent CIA investment survey had shown that although investment had dropped from £2000m in 1991 to £1600m–£1800m in 1992 , the amount invested in health , safety and the environment had gone up considerably and the amount invested in energy efficiency had remained level . |
| 4 | But the machines have been overwhelmed since the 1960s , not least by the impact of mass media and by demographic upheaval : New York 's non-Hispanic white population dropped from 77% of the total to 43% between 1960 and 1990 . |
| 5 | In those years , the Communist vote dropped from 80% to less than 10% . |
| 6 | Beverley Allitt 's weight dropped from 13st to 7st before the start of her trial at Nottingham Crown Court and defence barrister James Hunt QC told the jury she is suffering from severe anorexia . |
| 7 | Beverley Allitt 's weight dropped from 13st to 7st before the start of her trial at Nottingham Crown Court and a defence barrister , James Hunt , QC , told the jury she was suffering from severe anorexia . |
| 8 | The shares dropped from 15½p to 8½p . |
| 9 | In Britain , sales of long-players dropped from 107.2m in 1978 to 92.6m in 1980 . |
| 10 | DIOCESAN accounts show that investments have dropped from £4,327,000 at March 31 , 1989 , to £1,851,000 at March 31st this year . |
| 11 | Inflation dropped from 86% in 1988 to 50% in 1989 . |
| 12 | Earnings per share dropped from 37.9p to 25.16p , but a final dividend of 10.25p ( 9.55p ) helps lift the total by 7.3 per cent to 16.2p . |
| 13 | By contrast , the share of industrial economies has dropped from 73% to 54% . |
| 14 | Sales of singles dropped from 88.8m to 77.8m . |
| 15 | For the period 1 May , 1992 to 31 January , 1993 , pre-tax profits dropped from £881,000 for the previous comparable period to £629,000 . |