Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] a [adj] per " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to American projections , these actions will compensate for a 15 per cent increase in emissions of carbon . |
| 2 | The Commission had pressed for a 35 per cent reduction , while the latest compromise proposal by the Portuguese government ( which held the presidency of the EC Council of Ministers for the first half of 1992 ) argued for a reduction of 27 per cent . |
| 3 | Envisaging a 4 per cent real growth in 1990 , it provided for a 10 per cent reduction in public expenditure , a wage increase for public employees , and the establishment of shops to sell basic items at low cost . |
| 4 | It provided for a 3.1 per cent increase in overall spending , to a total of F1,330,360 million , against a predicted inflation rate of 2.8 per cent ( US$1.00=F5.6999 as at Sept. 16 , 1991 ) . |
| 5 | Borders businesses are also likely to benefit as a 17 per cent reduction in water bills is planned . |
| 6 | Specialised materials , which Tootal promised would be an engine of growth , has yet to prove its worth , though continued heavy investment could be blamed for a 40 per cent fall in profits . |
| 7 | Again , quote Country Living when booking for a 10 per cent discount . |
| 8 | It is then assumed that these mortality measures correctly reflect more general health ( or morbidity ) differentials and , furthermore , that 10 per cent extra resources are needed to compensate for a 10 per cent excess risk . |
| 9 | Consider for example the proposition that the average human possesses one breast and one testicle , a grievous misapplication of statistics no doubt , but less of an affront to logic than the argument of the weather forecaster , seized on by John Allen Paulos : with a 50 per cent chance of rain on Saturday and a 50 per cent chance on Sunday , he declared , ‘ it looks like a 100 per cent chance of rain this weekend ’ . |
| 10 | He said the figures for the business rate were much better as expected with a 94.1 per cent collection rate and end of year shortfall of about £850,000 . |
| 11 | The government is committed to a 60 per cent reduction over the same period . |
| 12 | But with water shares expected to soar to a 30 per cent premium on the first day of trading , Mrs Ullman 's delay on the Tube could have cost her as much as £150 . |
| 13 | This fact probably has over a fifty per cent accuracy . |
| 14 | At present in the UK , each company has a board of directors which manages its affairs ; directors are elected , and may be removed , by shareholders in general meeting , and a general meeting normally also has a residual power , by a special resolution ( proposed as such and carried by a 75 per cent majority of the shares voted ) , to give a management direction to the board . |
| 15 | However the plan also allows for a 36 per cent rise in carbon dioxide emissions from heavy industry and power plants . |
| 16 | A four-year investor is looking for a 25 per cent return here , against a Japanese counterpart only asking for 7 per cent over 14 years . |
| 17 | Many big chains had pushed for a 2 per cent reduction , but believe the 1 per cent cut could still help . |
| 18 | It will be remembered that an estimate was made of a 20–30 per cent proportion of adults as subject to sexual difficulty . |
| 19 | Hard solders , on the other hand , were usually of the same metal as the object they were used on , but alloyed with a few per cent of another metal in order to reduce the melting point . |
| 20 | Nurses , teachers , the police and local authority employees will be among those asked to make do with a 1.5 per cent increase in 1993 . |
| 21 | The gearing procedure will result in a 1 per cent . |
| 22 | The changing policies of the Welsh Office meant that a standstill budget would result in a 14 per cent increase in the rate and a 2 per cent cut in the budget would mean a 5 per cent increase . |
| 23 | Mr French was also convinced that set aside will not result in a 15 per cent cut in cereal production this year . |
| 24 | According to a Mori poll conducted for the Electoral Reform Society , a commitment by Labour to proportional representation could result in a 2.5-3 per cent swing to Labour in a general election . |
| 25 | Northallerton had the lowest level of accommodation provision in Hambleton and the loss of the Sundial Hotel would result in a 33 per cent reduction in the total number of beds in the town , the inquiry heard . |
| 26 | The Finance Minister Crispus Kiyonga on July 3 , 1989 , presented a budget for 1989/90 ( the fiscal year starting on July 1 , 1989 ) which he said was aimed at strengthening the balance of payments and at reducing inflation , but which nevertheless would provide for a 40 per cent salary increase for civil servants . |
| 27 | However , the figures of 2,561 drivers humiliated for a 3.2 per cent return were only the average over the previous three years in Nottingham . |
| 28 | Central London agents Cluttons estimate that for properties valued under £185,000 , it is now cheaper to buy with a 95 per cent mortgate than to rent . |
| 29 | Employees ' contributions should begin with a 1 per cent contribution from the first £1.00 of earnings . |
| 30 | Indena , Italian manufacturer of botanical derivatives for the pharmaceutical , cosmetic and health food industries , turned in a 20 per cent rise in profit in 1991 , on a $6.7m ( £1 = $1.75 ) turnover . |