Example sentences of "[verb] [n mass] of [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three major companies were then producing 83% of American cars : Ford , General Motors and , the most recent , Chrysler . |
| 2 | As figure 1 illustrates the Chemicals sector now represents 10% of total exports and has shown a 15% increase from £722.9 million in 1989 to £833.3 million in 1990 . |
| 3 | South America is International 's largest market , contributing 10% of United Distillers ' total profits . |
| 4 | We found 3% of new patients attending a mixed general medical/gastroenterology clinic had the condition . |
| 5 | Using a vegetable peeler peel 450g of large potatoes and 450g of small potatoes . |
| 6 | Byrd studied all research on the trait approach that had been done up to the 1940 's and only found 5% of all traits identified for leaders common to all the research . |
| 7 | The aim is not only to increase sales of these products , but also to encourage customers to buy other goods at the same time . |
| 8 | The aim of the Challenge Day is to encourage people of all ages to experience the fun of exercise and to incorporate a daily exercise routine into their lifestyle . |
| 9 | Run by qualified volunteers , the club is keen to attract people of all ages and all abilities . |
| 10 | The liberals wanted to promote a modern secular understanding of religion as a largely private matter which should be pursued in such a manner as not to offend people of other religions . |
| 11 | The two best fish of the week from the Drowes fell to Denis Brennan of Cookstown and Billy Ray of Belfast , both of whom caught salmon of 12 lbs on shrimp . |
| 12 | Sixteen companies and around 300 sub-contractors had claimed £85m of extra payments on the £2.3 billion theme park . |
| 13 | As Japanese banks can count 45% of unrealised gains on shareholdings as capital , Japanese banks with huge equity portfolios thought they would easily meet the deadline . |
| 14 | Narrow limestone gorge contains series of prehistoric caves occupied by men and animals some 70,000 years ago . |
| 15 | Currently , this handles £3M of industrial problems concerned with friction , lubrication and wear every year and has operated the European Space Tribology Laboratory since 1972 . |
| 16 | Sales of Unix-based systems are expected to reach 25% of total systems expenditure in Australia by 1994 . |
| 17 | But nothing will more unite MPs of all parties than outrage over a Minister who lies in the sacred Commons chamber . |
| 18 | It attracted people of similar views and backgrounds and it 's no surprise — or should n't be — that such people still mix in the same circles now . |
| 19 | Because , above all , it was an experience experience of meeting people from different churches wi experience of meeting people of different cultures experience , too , of listening attentively and worshipping with people of different church traditions of your own . |
| 20 | The significant , and growing , incursions by far Eastern competitors into the copier market stimulated the development of a proactive , niche marketing policy centred on meeting customer specifications for integrated office systems rather than maximizing sales of standard products . |
| 21 | In 1990 Europe received 64% of worldwide tourists ( 271 million visitors ) and 51% of the receipts for world travel ( see chart ) . |
| 22 | Like Aldeburgh and Thorpeness , Royal Cromer and Sheringham are near neighbours , a perfectly matched pair of minor masterpieces separated by a five-mile stretch of coastline . |
| 23 | By 1992 the top six firms had increased their share to 73% of our population 's audits , compared with 53% five years previously , while the top 20 firms audited 90% of listed companies as opposed to 83% in 1987 . |
| 24 | Though short of the needed 50% of all voters , a big majority of those who voted favoured new parliamentary elections soon . |
| 25 | ( The Australian Mathematics Competition reaches 85% of High Schools each year ! ) |
| 26 | Secondly , it was recognised that existing services were often vital but that they were unable to meet all the needs of this special group of elderly people and that different types of service might be required ; it was never intended that the project should deprive people of existing services and substitute others for them , but that it should bridge gaps between those already available , whether statutory , voluntary or private . |
| 27 | These may be members of local community groups or unemployed centres and/or paid staff of particular projects or paid staff working in the community . |
| 28 | Worldwide , the systems integration business saw turnover rise 15.2% to £318.2m , comprising 76% of overall revenues . |
| 29 | It cited Friday 's announcement by Fujitsu that it is lowering its earnings forecast to show a substantial loss for the fiscal year ending March 31 as the reason for the review ; the review affects 120,000m of yen-denominated bonds , a $330m bond , a 320m Swiss franc issue and a 200,000m commercial paper programme , it noted . |
| 30 | Thorntree Library , at Beresford Crescent , Middlesbrough , has had £12,000 of streamlined shelves fitted and a new £24,000 central heating system installed . |