Example sentences of "[noun] to [art] [adj] per " in BNC.
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| 1 | House-building rebounded from a loss in 1991 to a £2.6 million profit in 1992 , thanks to a 6 per cent increase in sales to 1,289 units and improved margins , which more than made good an average 8 per cent drop in selling prices to £81,000 . |
| 2 | If all industrialized countries were to increase their overseas aid to the 0.7 per cent of GNP recommended by the United Nations , it would cost an extra $50 billion a year . |
| 3 | The voluntary agreement commits the industry to a 50 per cent . |
| 4 | It was decided instead to adopt less strict targets for these areas and to tighten the target for the rest of the continent to a 60 per cent gap reduction . |
| 5 | People aged 65 and over will also be covered by the restriction of the MCA to the 20 per cent tax rate . |
| 6 | The UK British Aerosol Manufacturer 's Association has committed its member companies to a 90 per cent reduction in the use of CFCs by 1990 , together with a voluntary ‘ ozone friendly ’ labelling system . |
| 7 | He would have been able to claim credit for ‘ one of the Government 's export achievements ’ , a reference to the 30 per cent of those elected to become Fellows of the Royal Society who now live abroad . |
| 8 | The bill would have limited textile imports to a 1 per cent annual increase , and set quotas for most shoe imports at 1989 levels . |
| 9 | Though mercy killing is still officially illegal , the law turns a blind eye to the 2.4 per cent of Dutch deaths which are accounted for by it . |
| 10 | Will the Prime Minister take time today to meet the Home Secretary to discuss how the Government should respond to the letter they have received from the mayor of Conservative-controlled Bexley drawing attention to the 140 per cent . |
| 11 | The policyholders ' rights enshrined in the voting trust will remain intact until Aegon increases its take in the plc to the 80 per cent mark . |
| 12 | Markets tumble : The FT-SE 100 index fell 30.5 points to 2,281.6 as a reaction to the 1 per cent increase in base rates . |
| 13 | The Government has made it clear that it may not use its power of veto , which protects Jaguar from takeover until the end of next year by limiting individual investors to a 15 per cent holding . |
| 14 | He happily entered an agreement , which lasted until 1961 , 1 5 years after his death , to leave political policy to the 49 per cent shareholders , the TUC . |
| 15 | This card costs approximately twelve pounds p.a. and entitles holders to a ten per cent discount on accommodation . |
| 16 | The new legislation made it possible for all South Africans to purchase freehold tenure to the 87 per cent of South Africa 's land hitherto reserved for the white minority , although it placed no obligation on white owners to sell , and commentators pointed out that few blacks had the means to buy . |
| 17 | The UK accounted for the largest downward revision for GDP in 1991 , from a 0.5 per cent rise to a 2 per cent fall , noted Freeman . |
| 18 | This was due in part to the 50 per cent fall in coffee prices after the breakdown in talks at a meeting of the International Coffee Organization ( ICO ) in July 1989 [ see p. 36836 ] . |
| 19 | Gaviria announced on Feb. 12 that a special tax would be levied on oil , coal , gas and nickel exports and on international telephone calls , in addition to a 5 per cent surcharge on income and other taxes ( from which low earners were to be exempt ) , in order to raise 50,000,000 pesos to establish special mobile brigades to combat the guerrillas and protect the country 's infrastructure . |
| 20 | In addition to the 20 per cent out of work , contract and part-time employment has tripled in the past five years . |
| 21 | cut in the youth training budget for this year , which is in addition to the 12 per cent . |
| 22 | Stockholm : Strong gains by engineer Alfa-Laval helped the index to a 0.06 per cent rise . |
| 23 | I can not give credence to the 17 per cent . |
| 24 | The 1990 Broadcasting Act limited newspapers to a 20 per cent stake in TV companies . |
| 25 | The employers on Friday increased their offer of 7.6 per cent and one extra day 's holiday , in answer to a 10 per cent demand with two extra days now . |