Example sentences of "[noun] have [vb pp] by [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is despite the fact that organic agriculture has expanded by 150 per cent over the last three years , to its present total of 125,000 acres — equivalent to 0.2 per cent of total agricultural land . |
| 2 | I am sure that West Yorkshire will welcome any assistance that the schemes can give , and will also appreciate that its rate support grant has increased by 16 per cent. , but that does not mean that it can bring its force up to the required standard . |
| 3 | The number of Scottish children on income support has increased by 122 per cent over the last decade . |
| 4 | Is my hon. Friend aware that private nursery provision has increased by 50 per cent . |
| 5 | Since the introduction of a differential fee , however , the number of visits in Berkshire undertaken by deputies has dropped by more than half , yet overall numbers have risen steeply . |
| 6 | This experience is reflected across the county where the number of criminal cases has fallen by ten percent in the last three years . |
| 7 | Much coppice is no longer managed as such , and the area has declined by 38 per cent. , while the ‘ other ’ category has increased by 15 per cent . |
| 8 | Howarth 's fax stated that under the Conservatives , science funding has increased by 25 per cent above inflation . |
| 9 | Global sea level has risen by 10–20 cm over the last century partly as a response to the 0.5 °C rise in global temperature during that time . |
| 10 | Regular topping up , for example , whenever the water level has dropped by half an inch , will make this task considerably easier . |
| 11 | Over time the proportion preferring ‘ caring ’ to ‘ tough ’ policies has increased by one-third and the ‘ carers ’ are now in a substantial majority . |
| 12 | Although income from investments has increased by 22.3 per cent , pre-tax revenues fell 9 per cent to £180,000 — mainly because of higher interest charges on borrowings . |
| 13 | The Nikkei index has fallen by 60 per cent from its peak , and is now testing the 17,000 level . |
| 14 | The value of our exports has increased by 15 per cent to 975 million , a further sign of your Company 's importance to the UK economy and balance of payments . |
| 15 | At the same time , income has risen by eight per cent , showing more people are banking their cash . |
| 16 | Notice that money national income has increased by 100 per cent during the period , but prices have risen by 20 per cent from the base year figure of 100 in 1983 to 120 in 1988 , and population has risen by 33⅓ per cent from 3,000 to 4,000 inhabitants . |
| 17 | The science budget has grown by 24 per cent in real terms since 1978–79 . |
| 18 | The proportion of employers with a training budget has increased by more than a tenth in the last year alone . |
| 19 | Investment spending in western Germany has fallen by one-third as a share of GDP since 1980 . |
| 20 | higher that it was in 1979 while that in west Germany has risen by 26 per cent. , that in the United States by 32 per cent . |
| 21 | The number of farmers certified by the Soil Association has increased by 30 per cent in the past year . |
| 22 | The electorate has fallen by 24,985 — more than 18 per cent — since 1987 . |
| 23 | Despite the fact that the explanation or defence could , if true , have been disclosed at the outset and despite the advantage which the defendant has gained by these tactics , no comment may be made to the jury to that effect . |
| 24 | In Scotland , it estimates the death toll has risen by 7.5 per cent between 1988 and 1991 . |
| 25 | 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 |
| 26 | As a result circulation has fallen by half , and big advertisers have drifted away . |
| 27 | Guinness Flight , which has about £80m in its International Accumulation Fund , said the amount of investment in its funds has increased by 43 p.c. during the first three months . |
| 28 | Crime has decreased by 70 per cent since the cameras were installed and a local businessman , Chris Ormerod , managing director of Orrs of Airdrie , and vice-chairman of Airdrie Development Trust , which helped set up the surveillance system , said : ‘ Saturday afternoon trade has improved quite dramatically . |
| 29 | As Britain falls into its deepest recession over fifty years the , since the recession began in nineteen ninety , the number of employees in industry has fallen by one million five hundred and fifty one thousand with a further three hundred and sixty two thousand self-employed forced into bankruptcy . |
| 30 | Income from sport and commercial fishing has fallen by 80 per cent over the last four years . |