Example sentences of "[verb] fallen by [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The level of graduate recruitment among the top eight accountancy firms has fallen by 9% over the past year , according to a survey of firms carried out by ACCOUNTANCY ( see table below ) . |
| 2 | They were asked to outline what their parties aimed to do to boost the average income of farmers , which has fallen by 18pc to the lowest level since the 1939–1945 War . |
| 3 | The number of sight tests has fallen by 21% since the introduction of charges in 1988 . |
| 4 | This attitude is behind the policy of skimping on women and children which has kept the family allowance or child benefit frozen ( its real value has fallen by 18% in the last ten years ) . |
| 5 | In the past decade , the number of jobs in Scotch Whisky companies has fallen by 40% from 26,000 to 15 . |
| 6 | Within the alcoholic drinks category , real excise duty revenue raised from Scotch Whisky has fallen by 44% since 1979 and by 26% for other spirits . |
| 7 | Although consumption has fallen by 25% since 1979 , in 1983 West Germany still imported over 100 million tonnes and remains Europe 's biggest energy importer and consumer . |
| 8 | Whilst numbers of full-time farmers had fallen by 28% in the past ten years there had only been an 8% reduction in the number of part-time farmers . |
| 9 | Tea prices in London have fallen by 30% from a three-year peak in January . |
| 10 | Real wages in Australia have fallen by 5% over the past seven years ; in Britain they have risen by almost 20% . |
| 11 | Some fear this may have harmed the LME 's reputation , and could drive prices , which have fallen by 50% in two years , still lower . |
| 12 | According to a study commissioned by the owners , the profits of major-league clubs have fallen by 54% since 1989 . |