Example sentences of "of a [adj] per cent [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The charges of a 5 per cent initial fee , 1.25 per cent annual , are standard . |
| 2 | The charges of a 5 per cent initial fee , 1.25 per cent annual , are standard . |
| 3 | The charges of a 5 per cent initial fee , 1.25 per cent annual , are standard . |
| 4 | Meanwhile , the Government was heading for more conflict after its confirmation of a 1.5 per cent public-sector pay rise led to protests from teachers and health workers . |
| 5 | The introduction on Oct. 22 of a 10 per cent general consumption tax ( GCT ) provoked widespread criticism from the political opposition and scepticism from the business community . |
| 6 | The CSG , designed to bring in revenue of F37,500 million per year , took the form of a 1.1 per cent general tax and replaced the current 0.4 per cent levy from income tax . |
| 7 | Having earlier been widely dismissed as a crank — he was frequently referred to disparagingly as " Governor Moonbeam " because of his interest in mysticism and Zen Buddhism — Brown 's victory in Colorado ensured a more serious hearing for the policies central to his campaign such as the creation of a Canadian-style health care system and the adoption of a 13 per cent flat rate of income tax . |
| 8 | On April 9 , 1991 , Michelin , the world 's largest tyre company , announced that it would be cutting its French workforce by 4,900 by the end of 1992 as part of a 15 per cent overall reduction in its 130,000-strong world-wide workforce , which would also result in job losses of 2,230 in the United States , 2,000 in Spain , and 800 in the United Kingdom . |
| 9 | Using the example of a 90 per cent packed file with single-track buckets that can hold ten records : from Table 6.4 , 91.4 per cent of records are located on their home tracks . |