Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj -er] 10 per " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | On April 7 Mitterrand had announced the cancellation of a further 10 per cent of Poland 's US$5,200 million debt to France , Poland 's second largest creditor . |
2 | Oil and sewage sources accounted for 20 per cent of the total ; agricultural and industrial sources for a further 10 per cent each . |
3 | This survey revealed that 4 per cent of adults reported that they looked after a dependant living in the same house ( i.e. they were co-resident carer ) with a further 10 per cent reporting that they looked after a dependant in another household ( i.e. they were an extra-resident carer ) . |
4 | By the end of the inquiry the Board admitted that this had risen by a further 10 per cent . |
5 | Cars : Car benefits enjoyed by company employees are to be taxed by a further 10 per cent . |
6 | The dollar was also devalued by a further 10 per cent in recognition that the Smithsonian Agreement , hailed by Nixon as ‘ the most significant monetary agreement in the history of the modern world ’ ( quoted Gilbert , 1980 , p. 164 ) , was insufficient to restore US competitiveness . |