Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] a [num] [no cls] " 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 | If you get a correlation of about point seven , it means that you 're only accounting for forty nine percent , less than half , of the variants in the other var the other sets of scores Think about it , if it 's a positive , if you 've got a correlation coefficient of one , what it means is that you account for a hundred perc or or sorry , if you 're gon na make convert it to a percentage , you times it by a hundred , it 's the proportion there . |
| 3 | All injections were given as a 200 µl bolus of neuropeptide Y ( Peninsula , Belmont , CA , USA ) dissolved in sterile 0.9% saline containing 0.1% dog albumin ( Sigma , St Louis , MO , USA ) or the carrier alone as control . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 ) . |
| 7 | Borders businesses are also likely to benefit as a 17 per cent reduction in water bills is planned . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Again , quote Country Living when booking for a 10 per cent discount . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 ’ . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The government is committed to a 60 per cent reduction over the same period . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Up to five µl of the final cDNA synthesis reaction could be added to a 100 µl PCR reaction without inhibiting amplification . |
| 16 | This fact probably has over a fifty per cent accuracy . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | However the plan also allows for a 36 per cent rise in carbon dioxide emissions from heavy industry and power plants . |
| 19 | Team Millar rider McWilliams , who is still looking for a 500 Grand Prix finish , had a constructive finish and felt he could have been higher in the table , but for the rain . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Many big chains had pushed for a 2 per cent reduction , but believe the 1 per cent cut could still help . |
| 22 | It will be remembered that an estimate was made of a 20–30 per cent proportion of adults as subject to sexual difficulty . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | FALLEN tycoon Alan Bond was freed from a 2 1/2-year jail sentence yesterday to await a retrial on dishonesty charges . |
| 25 | The gearing procedure will result in a 1 per cent . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Mr French was also convinced that set aside will not result in a 15 per cent cut in cereal production this year . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |