Example sentences of "[adj] on [adj] [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | ICM for the Guardian put the Tories and Labour on 38 per cent apiece , with the Liberal Democrats on 20 . |
| 2 | Among the 82 per cent who say they will definitely vote , the Conservative lead increases to two full points , with the Tories on 40 per cent and Labour on 38 per cent . |
| 3 | An average of last night 's polls puts Labour on 39.3 per cent , the Tories on 38.4 and the Liberal Democrats on 19.3 . |
| 4 | It put Labour on 42 per cent , the Conservatives on 39 and the Liberal Democrats on 17 . |
| 5 | A Harris poll in London for London Weekend Television put the Tories and Labour on 40 per cent and the Liberal Democrats on 18 . |
| 6 | A Market Research Scotland survey put Labour on 43 per cent , up five points from a MRS poll five days earlier . |
| 7 | A frightening thought now for former workers looking at interest rates of close on 14 per cent . |
| 8 | The Chancellor is trying to convince his political audience that Britain 's deficit ( now running at close on 4 per cent of national income ) is not a problem ; and to convince the markets not to sell sterling . |