Example sentences of "[adv] [n mass] [prep] its " in BNC.
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| 1 | The European operation reached only 80% of its profit target although UK profits were up 25% in 1992 on sales that rose 17% to £32.4m . |
| 2 | It has included more discussion and comment than Westminster did in 1989–90 , with only 65% of its items using televised actuality and the average duration of each piece of actuality being only three minutes ( 69% of each item ) . |
| 3 | Although the market is growing by some 69% per annum now , Ovum says that 's already down 10% on its 1991 report 's prediction , and will fall to 27% per annum by 1997 . |
| 4 | Mozambique , emerging shakily from civil war , meets only 12% of its interest payments . |
| 5 | When the Association was founded in 1957 , it had no paid staff and only £10 in its bank account . |
| 6 | It bottles only 4% of its production under the Cellaro label , paying growers a bonus for healthier grapes with a better balance of sugar and acidity . |
| 7 | LTOM has failed to entice private clients , who account for only 20% of its business but are the lifeblood of options markets overseas . |
| 8 | SCO claims some 550,000 installations of its Unix-based products on Intel computers worldwide , and although its ODT business accounted for only 20% of its revenues in 1991 — ODT 1.0 was launched in 1990 — and 25% so far this year , it believes ODT sales will rocket to account for 60% of its sales by next year . |
| 9 | The monthly contribution of this department ( £5,000 ) , subject to a special machine being introduced into the department at a hire cost of £4,000 per year , would fall by only 20% of its current level as a result of the reduction in the labour force . |
| 10 | Overtime pay is down 15% from its peak two years ago ; summer bonuses are expected to fall 1.6% this year , the largest drop on record . |
| 11 | Britain 's exports to the EC account for only 15% of its GDP . |
| 12 | The tests showed that if a product which should be cooked at 180°C is deep-fried at the correct temperature to seal it and is cooked as recommended , it will absorb only 6% of its weight in oil . |
| 13 | They contain just under half the land area of Scotland but only 6% of its population , with a density of about 14 per km 2 . |
| 14 | That hurts Sberbank , whose deposit base is mainly retail ; only 2% of its deposits come from enterprises . |
| 15 | Even the Ford , with only 145bhp at its disposal , manages to cover the same increment in 9.1 secs , while the Alfa posts a laudable 8.2secs . |
| 16 | Intel 's business in Japan comprises only 8% of its total worldwide revenue of $5,840m , compared with 24% for Europe and 16% from the rest of Asia . |
| 17 | Sun Microsystems Inc saw 9.8% growth ; Hewlett-Packard Co grew 13% , IBM only 21% against its target of 50% ; Silicon Graphics grew sales the most — by 34% . |
| 18 | Bell Atlantic Corp 's Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co of Maryland will redeem all $125m of its draining 40-year 9.0% debentures due October 1 2018 , at 105.63 pct of principal plus accrued interest . |
| 19 | Which other trade union would boast that only 35% of its membership will suffer ? |
| 20 | The bank still receives only 1% of its total telephone billing , or for 500 of its 6,000 lines , via the system , Gilmont says . |
| 21 | On the other hand the EEC Nine produces only 64% of its consumption of sheep meat and it is generally assumed that the UK with approximately 25% of the EEC sheep flock and as the leading producer of 50% of Community production is well placed to reap some advantage which could be of benefit to the hills and upland areas . |
| 22 | It 's a great place for beginners to learn as the harbour has shallow water — only 40ft at its deepest point — with constant winds and protection from being swept out to sea . |
| 23 | The facts , as presented by Yuri Korelev , show that the six commercial exhibitions held in 1990 and 1991 raised only $630,000 towards its current deficit . |
| 24 | Mixing desk manufacturer Solid State Logic , which now generates approximately 50% of its sales from digital products as opposed to analogue , and digital video equipment builder , Abekas , also contributed to a 13.6% rise in divisional turnover to £70.1m ; profits rose 50% to £12m . |
| 25 | But with record pre-tax earnings of $492m in 1990 , Salomon 's Phibro Energy subsidiary was able to hand over $20m to its boss , Andrew Hall . |
| 26 | The company admits that it is disappointed with its returns from Spain , which have so far produced sales which account for just 3% of its total European total : the company had expected 10–15% . |
| 27 | Three years ago , 90% of BBC 's business was on MS-DOS platforms , 10% on Unix : that 's all changed now and the company says MS-DOS now accounts for just 20% of its revenues . |
| 28 | If , on the other hand , the Nikkei index were to fall by just 20% from its mid-February level , it would leave a total of $114 billion-worth out of the money . |
| 29 | That £2,000 is now worth just £609 , just 29pc of its original value . |
| 30 | Tadpole 's US subsidiary generates approximately 85% of its turnover , while the rest comes from Europe , including the UK . |