Example sentences of "[noun sg] by more than the " in BNC.
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| 1 | While the chancellor avoided a specific commitment to cut the current £50 billion public spending borrowing requirement by more than the £10 billion in the budget , he has clearly indicated that further progress will be made . |
| 2 | In financial terms the sale will be justified if private sector ownership improves efficiency by more than the huge point-of-sale loss to the Government plus the £175 million or so privatisation costs . |
| 3 | In financial terms the sale will be justified if private sector ownership improves efficiency by more than the huge point-of-sale loss to the Government plus the £175 million or so privatisation costs . |
| 4 | As we announced in the Budget , no one 's Uniform Business rate will go up this year by more than the rate of inflation — 4.1 per cent . |
| 5 | The Secretary of State may not increase the NNDR from year to year by more than the increase in the Retail Price Index . |
| 6 | IBM 's announcement that it expects to slash its workforce this year by more than the 25,000 first planned will not affect its European operations , said a spokesman at the company 's Greenock plant . |
| 7 | Do you think your collection will increase in value by more than the rate of inflation in the foreseeable future ? |