Example sentences of "[noun] by more than " in BNC.
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| 1 | Changes to back washing of caustic filters has improved control of the concentrations and cut sodium hydroxide losses by more than half : — from 7.6 tonnes per day on-line in 1989 to 2 . |
| 2 | They 've reduced the Task Force by more than half . ’ |
| 3 | Those in arrears by more than a year rose from 5,000 to 21,000 between 1982 and 1988 . |
| 4 | FORMER Tory Chancellor Nigel Lawson , blamed by many for causing the housing slump , has been forced to slash the price of his luxury home by more than a quarter . |
| 5 | While the chancellor avoided a specific commitment to cut the current £50 billion public spending borrowing requirement by more than the £10 billion in the budget , he has clearly indicated that further progress will be made . |
| 6 | The flare ( terminal portion of the sideburn ) shall not exceed the width of the main portion of the sideburn by more than one-fourth on the unflared width . |
| 7 | Some have therefore concluded that such a tax deduction system would increase the flow of revenue to charities by more than the tax loss and hence produce an increase in social service provision . |
| 8 | The second change was the rise in inflation which reduced the statutory limits on contributions by more than half . |
| 9 | The nitric acid 1 plant , which emitted a plume of nitrogen oxides [ NOx ] , has closed down reducing the NOx produced on site by more than half . |
| 10 | However , the workers were split on whether to take industrial action over the crisis , with production employees at Leyland in Lancashire rejecting a strike by 4-1 but shopfloor workers in Glasgow backing the move by more than 2-1 . |
| 11 | ‘ The ferry operators undertook not to reduce services or increase fares by more than inflation during this period . ’ |
| 12 | Naturally we regret any rise in bankruptcies , but let us remember the strengths of British industry , which has increased exports in the past 10 years by more than France , Germany , the United States or Japan — The hon. and learned Gentleman does not like that answer because he wants to talk Britain down . |
| 13 | It is advisable , however , not to alter the tuning of any one drum by more than a tone ( since small alterations of tuning can be effected by ‘ feel ’ to a great extent ) , and a dozen or more bars of moderate time ought to be allowed for accurate adjustment of the tuning-screws . |
| 14 | It has already demonstrated its willingness to serve Western objectives by more than compensations for oil production lost as a result of the UN embargo on exports from Iraq and Kuwait — with the result that international oil prices despite the war remain low and are predicted to fall to new lows of between $11 and $15 per barrel after the war . |
| 15 | Société Générale , one of the country 's biggest banks , had to raise provisions against dud loans by more than half in the first six months of 1990 . |
| 16 | It is well known to every hon. Member that under the old system , councils could put up rates by more than the rate of inflation . |
| 17 | The new EC regulations could cut harmful particle emissions by 75 per cent and nitrogen dioxide levels by more than half . |
| 18 | In financial terms the sale will be justified if private sector ownership improves efficiency by more than the huge point-of-sale loss to the Government plus the £175 million or so privatisation costs . |
| 19 | In financial terms the sale will be justified if private sector ownership improves efficiency by more than the huge point-of-sale loss to the Government plus the £175 million or so privatisation costs . |
| 20 | Thank the Goddess Zambia had had the sense to get out before some scuzzie had violated hir by more than just a beating . |
| 21 | RENTOKIL was quick off the mark yesterday when it decided to increase its dividend by more than earnings to compensate for the Chancellor 's decision to cut the tax credit on dividends from 25 per cent to 20 per cent . |
| 22 | In general , do not exceed the total time of the still air pattern by more than 1 minute . |
| 23 | For the following nine seasons the club has guaranteed not to increase these season ticket prices by more than the annual rate of inflation . |
| 24 | Craigleith have produced a perfect card , winning all nine matches by more than the 2 per cent required — a very rare achievement , especially at the highest level . ‘ |
| 25 | Employment in construction rose by two-thirds over the six years , increasing its share of nonagricultural employment by more than half a million . |
| 26 | Minton , like Whistler , was attracted to the docks by more than just his sense of sight . |
| 27 | Projects UK , 1 Black Swan Court , Westgate Road , Newcastle ( Until March 7 ) AS the second of the four overseas photographers , who came to Tyneside last summer , thereby pre-empting the international flavour of the Cleveland 's River Tees project by more than a year , Natassa Markidou , who has a studio and dark-room in Athens , decided that she wanted to commemorate her stay in the North-East by going back to basics . |
| 28 | Overall Thomas Wilcox increased Crocker 's loan book by more than half , from $19bn to $29bn . |
| 29 | We will take 740,000 taxpayers out of taxation altogether by increasing the personal allowance and wife 's earned income allowance by more than inflation . |
| 30 | As we announced in the Budget , no one 's Uniform Business rate will go up this year by more than the rate of inflation — 4.1 per cent . |