Example sentences of "[prep] a [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | The greatest gains were made by the separatist Northern League , which increased its vote from … 5 of a per cent to 9.3 per cent for the lower house . |
| 2 | But recent research shows that the ‘ constant ’ changes by a fraction of a per cent , both over a period of weeks and over several years . |
| 3 | Although the effect in any one region is small , the cumulative result is to dim the Sun by a fraction of a per cent , a year or two after solar maximum — just as observed . |
| 4 | Whereas at a younger age , the percentage increase for the age , might be , you know , point one of a per cent . |
| 5 | Most seem to be going for a reduction of about three quarters of a per cent . |
| 6 | When the government makes an award it normally provides all but about a quarter of a per cent of the extra needed . ’ |
| 7 | Figure 1.2 Excess of female population after the age of 45 years and males as a per cent of the total ( 1981 ) |
| 8 | Using acid phosphatase as a lysosomal marker enzyme , values for latency and supernatant enzyme ( calculated as a per cent of control values and expressed as means ( SEM ) ) were as follows : latency — 143.6 ( 38.7 ) % ; supernatant enzyme — 96.4 ( 2.8 ) % ( four experiments ) . |