Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [art] 25 per " in BNC.

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1 Under the new arrangements there would be an ‘ intermediaries offer ’ to increase the distribution of new shares by giving private clients priority when they applied for the 25 per cent of the issue that is not distributed by the sponsor in a placing .
2 Medium term uses such as electronics ( 10 per cent ) and cars ( 7 per cent ) take up a proportion , while other consumer durables and mechanical engineering uses are included in the 25 per cent going to ‘ other sectors ’ .
3 A four-year investor is looking for a 25 per cent return here , against a Japanese counterpart only asking for 7 per cent over 14 years .
4 The shares are selling on a 25 per cent discount to assets and ‘ there is virtually no downside risk but at least 25 per cent upside potential ’ .
5 At the same time the price of leaded petrol was increased by 55 per cent , compared with a 25 per cent rise for unleaded , and electricity prices went up by 15 per cent .
6 By 1931–32 married women were experiencing 140 per cent more sickness than the insurance commissioners had anticipated , compared with the 25 per cent more sickness experienced by unmarried women and the less-than-expected sickness rates of men .
7 SYDNEY ( Reuter ) — Australia 's airline pilots said they were withdrawing the 30 per cent pay claim at the heart of a dispute that has disrupted domestic air services and were seeking instead an unspecified rise based on a 25 per cent increase in productivity .
8 Boeing is in discussions with European and Japanese companies about bringing in a 25 per cent equity partner into the development .
9 There are now two grounds for referring a prospective merger to an investigation by the MMC : ( 1 ) that the merger will promote a new monopoly as defined by the 25 per cent market share used in deciding references for existing monopoly positions , or ( 2 ) that the merger involves the transfer of at least 30 million worth of company assets .
10 Since the virus can spread through blood , transfusions could account for the 25 per cent of AIDS victims who are not gay .
11 Then it was presented with a list of terminal patients and had to skim off the 25 per cent who would be okayed for resurrection .
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