Example sentences of "[prep] [art] mere [adj] per " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the 1960s , out of a higher total level of gold production ( which peaked in 1965 ) much less than 10 per cent reached the reserves , constituting an increase of a mere 3 per cent . |
| 2 | But the employers persuaded them to hold off until 1966 , when they settled for a mere 5 per cent rise over the three years to 1969 . |
| 3 | The real swing to Labour was 8.45 per cent , but the newspapers and television had it as a mere 7.5 per cent . |
| 4 | For example , W. A. Speck 's work on division lists for Queen Anne 's reign shows that the vast majority of MPs voted consistently either Whig or Tory , with a mere 12.2 per cent wavering in their allegiance , whilst in a similar analysis of division lists for William 's reign , usually regarded as a period when party conflict was less clearly defined , Henry Horwitz found that only 14 per cent of MPs voted across party lines . |
| 5 | Following James 's defeat , more Catholic land was confiscated , leaving them with a mere 14 per cent share of Irish territory . |
| 6 | Nearly half think that their school review was very thorough , almost another half think it was fairly so , with a mere 6 per cent thinking it not . |
| 7 | The percentage who had seen Labour in second place rose from a mere 13 per cent in the Pre-Campaign Wave to 78 per cent in the first fortnight and 95 per cent in the second . |
| 8 | According to studies into the side on which men ‘ dress ’ , seventy-five per cent have penises that lie to the left when they 're fully clothed as opposed to a mere seventeen per cent that have penises that lie to the right . |
| 9 | The fineness of the gold began a gentle decline through the tenth century to about 90 per cent , and debasement accelerated during the following century until it took a sudden nosedive in the two decades between 1071 and 1092 , falling from about 70 per cent to a mere 10 per cent . |
| 10 | Likewise the number of voters who think of themselves as being ‘ very strongly ’ committed to Labour has fallen by more than half over the same period to a mere 10 per cent of the electorate : of voters with of voters with Labour'very strong' Labour identificationidentification 19665024 19704721 19744516 19794211 19833711 19873613 19923711 |
| 11 | The effect of reading a highbrow paper on public awareness of Kinnock dropped from 28 per cent to a mere 5 per cent as the election approached . |
| 12 | The difference between Kinnock 's visibility to those with high and low levels of political interest dropped from 45 per cent before the campaign to 20 per cent at the end of the campaign ; the difference between his visibility to highbrow and lowbrow paper readers dropped from 28 per cent to a mere 5 per cent ; but over the same period the difference between his visibility amongst viewers and nonviewers of television news actually rose slightly . |
| 13 | The major achievement that could be claimed by March 1983 — a notable one indeed — was that inflation had fallen from a peak of 22 per cent in early 1980 to a mere 5 per cent . |
| 14 | The English figure climbed briefly to 9 per cent in the mid-nineteenth century and then fell back to a mere 1 per cent today . |
| 15 | The rest of the thirteen essential attributes range between a mention by 20 per cent for ‘ mature/stable ’ down to a mere 2 per cent for ‘ specific educational qualifications ' ( ! ) |
| 16 | Acknowledging the downward spiral caused by the most severe global recession since the Second World War , the report predicted that world economic growth would rise from 1.5 per cent in 1992 to a mere 3 per cent in 1993 . |
| 17 | The OECD 's bi-annual economic report Outlook , released on Dec. 19 , set growth in industrialized nations in the second half of 1991 at a mere 1 per cent annual rate ; in July the OECD had forecast a 2.4 per cent annual growth for this period . |
| 18 | According to its findings , the GDP for the region rose by a mere 1.1 per cent in 1989 in real terms , 9 per cent down on 1980 growth ; and per capita production fell , for the second consecutive year , by 1 per cent to 1978 levels . |
| 19 | Defendus would increase emissions by a mere 11 per cent . |
| 20 | It increased by 17 per cent amongst Express/Mail readers , and by 34 per cent amongst Sun/Star readers , but by a mere 2 per cent amongst Mirror readers , which suggests the tabloids did influence their readers . |
| 21 | In our panel of voters the Conservative lead over Labour increased by 34 per cent amongst Sun/Star readers but by a mere 2 per cent amongst Mirror readers , which suggests the tabloids were able to influence their readers . |
| 22 | Long-term benefits such as pensions were increased by 7 per cent , whereas child benefit was increased by a mere 2.2 per cent . |