Example sentences of "cent [prep] [pron] [noun] from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Financial Times said the acquisition represent a significant step towards the Royal Bank 's goal of generating at least 10 per cent of its earnings from the US . |
| 2 | Close ties with Performance Fabrics remain and apart from sharing the same site Tygavac buys in about 20 per cent of its products from the Courtaulds Aerospace company . |
| 3 | In 1991 , the NYOS earned nearly 60 per cent from sponsorship , compared to an average of 41 per cent for youth orchestras , while the SCO raised around 17 per cent of its income from the same source , double the national average of 8 per cent . |
| 4 | It was also nearly twice as dependent on Arts Council cash , with nearly 30 per cent of its income from the Scottish Arts Council — double the average of 14 per cent . |
| 5 | Given that the company received about 20 per cent of its profits from the government 's ‘ export compensation ’ , such acquiescence was not surprising . |
| 6 | Police forces outside of London receive 51 per cent of their funding from the Home Office and the other 49 per cent from local government via a levy on the rates . |
| 7 | At the moment the health authorities import between 60 and 70 per cent of their blood from the United States , where AIDS and hepatitis B contamination is rife . |
| 8 | Royal Bank Chief Executive Dr George Mathewson said , ‘ Following hard on the heels of our announcement in April that we had agreed to acquire the Boston Five , this is another encouraging step towards our strategic aim of deriving more than 10 per cent of our earnings from the USA . |