Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv prt] by [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peace immediately sent the news ratings down by one-third , but the pulling power of radio in its heyday is shown in the fact that 45 per cent of the people listened to the half-hour general election speeches in the 1945 campaign — feats of concentration ( however imperfect ) inconceivable in 1990 . |
| 2 | Most activity in the zones in 1986 was clearly either there pre-designation , or it represents movements in by existing branches or by firms within the region . |
| 3 | Councillor regrets that er we 're bringing council rents up by nine and half percent but what we 're doing is in fact precisely what his government is recommending us to do , so I 'm a little sup so would councillor kindly at some point explain why he regrets his own government 's policy . |
| 4 | Elsewhere in continental Europe , our development plans are reaping dividends with total volumes up by 16 per cent . |
| 5 | The latest figures for 1990-91 show the number of hip replacements up by 54 per cent . |
| 6 | The demand for shell suits in shiny crinkle and trilobal fabrics is waning and there will certainly be less of these versions around by next spring as far as the more fashion conscious wearer is concerned . |
| 7 | Unless something happens , energy use in Europe is expected to rise by 25 per cent by the year 2000 , with carbon dioxide emissions up by 20 per cent . |
| 8 | They have to do with programming : French culture and communications ministers in the 1980S protested at US cultural imperialism -thus , over five years , during prime-time viewing , French-made programmes were allegedly down by 30 percent and American-made programmes up by 60 percent ; France is battling to win ‘ la guerre des images ’ — star wars waged via the TV set . |
| 9 | or where they set tables down by small rivers , |
| 10 | And whereas most forces are coping with a rocketing crime rate , Gloucestershire are reporting shoplifting down by 13 percent … bike thefts down by 9 percent , and vehicle thefts reduced by 3 percent . |
| 11 | After a while he gains in sexual confidence and tries to spice things up by mock-raping her . |
| 12 | Bath from ten forty-five to eleven ; teeth for five timed minutes , lights out by eleven fifteen . |
| 13 | After two months , they finally voted the plans out by five votes to four — their reasons included an objection to the height of the pyramid and the effect it would have on the view of the city , the loss of trees in the meadow and the huge shadow it would cast over most of Oxford . |
| 14 | GOLDEN Vale , the Irish dairy products and agribusiness , pushed pre-tax profits on by 18 p.c. to 14.7m last year on sales 41 p.c. ahead at I£296m . |
| 15 | BODYCOTE International , the Manchester metals treatment group , pushed profits on by 9 p.c. to £11.5m last year , despite a 12 p.c. fall in turnover to £66½m . |
| 16 | The results showed profits down by 62 p.c. to £73m before taxation in the 12 months to January 1992 . |
| 17 | ‘ And with interest rates down by 4 percentage points in just six months , Britain enters the year ahead in a more favourable position than most of our major competitors . |
| 18 | Yet with base rates down by three percentage points to 7% since sterling 's exit from the ERM , and a further reduction to 6% likely in the New Year , mortgage rates are set to fall to their lowest level for 25 years . |
| 19 | In the past seven weeks the Chancellor , Norman Lamont , has brought interest rates down by 3 per cent in an attempt to revive the British economy . |
| 20 | Toasters down by 20 per cent to £13.99 . |
| 21 | As a result of these measures turnover has risen by 22 per cent over the last two years with profits up by 447 per cent to an annual average of 93,000 . |
| 22 | ‘ It is a recovery , ’ said chairman Sir Ian MacLaurin , announcing profits up by 31 p.c. to £545m before tax for the 53 weeks to February 29 . |
| 23 | They had just announced an excellent six months , with profits up by 31 per cent . |
| 24 | The major beneficiaries of this trend were soft modes , with pedestrian accidents down by 43 per cent , cyclist accidents by 16 per cent and those involving children down by 66 per cent . |
| 25 | House prices up by one-third over two years could spell disaster for those leaving Britain who sold but did not reinvest in the housing market before returning home . |
| 26 | She says sales could fall 10% if they put their prices up by 5 pence . |
| 27 | IT has become clear that the stockmarket rally which has pushed American share prices up by one-half since the autumn of 1990 is over . |
| 28 | Attempts by Côte d'Ivoire , the world 's largest producer , to keep prices up by withholding stock also foundered amidst the country 's worsening debt crisis [ see p. 36676 ] . |
| 29 | The intention of the Board was to gear the escalating fines to the increasing prizemonies round by round . |
| 30 | The major beneficiaries of this trend were soft modes , with pedestrian accidents down by 43 per cent , cyclist accidents by 16 per cent and those involving children down by 66 per cent . |