Example sentences of "[prep] a 9 per cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | Throughout the dispute Kenneth Clarke , the Secretary of State for Health , declared the government 's determination to adhere to its original offer of a 9 per cent increase over 18 months ( up to 16.3 per cent for the most highly qualified personnel ) . |
| 2 | It included the introduction of new taxes , the raising of charges for fuel and power , the maintenance of petrol prices at a high level ( despite the unrest caused by recent increases — see p. 37919 ) , and the establishment of a 9 per cent duty on imports , which last was expected to raise over $700,000,000 annually . |
| 3 | A sharp slowdown in private housebuilding was behind a 9 per cent fall in new construction orders in the third quarter of 1989 , figures from the Department of the Environment indicated yesterday . |
| 4 | To illustrate this , suppose that a particular trade union submits a wage claim for a 9 per cent rise , but receives an offer of only 3 per cent from the employers . |
| 5 | This is the price that a bond with a 9 per cent YTM will have on the next coupon payment date . |
| 6 | In the circumstances , it is not clear what will be considered ‘ unreasonable ’ but , for a DHA with a fixed budget , even a 10 per cent increase in prices would lead to a 9 per cent decrease in services which could be purchased — a serious blow to planning . |
| 7 | I am grateful for my hon. Friend 's second point , because it is not yet widely understood by the three quarters of people who go into retirement with savings of their own that , as they approach retirement , their ability to build up those savings would be subject to a 9 per cent . |