Example sentences of "[coord] [prep] [adj] [unc] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the final year of the transitional period a repeat referendum to confirm the decision to secede might be held on the initiative of the republic 's Supreme Soviet or of 10 per cent of its permanent Soviet residents . |
| 2 | The relatively stable performance of the US dollar meant , on the other hand , that any investor operating in dollars would have realized only a 3.0 per cent loss on a US share portfolio , and a gain of 8.1 per cent in the UK market or of 79.3 per cent in Mexico . |
| 3 | Since a high proportion , normally at or near 100 per cent , of their work was in teacher education , looking at BEd proposals meant in fact judging the institution as a whole , and the CNAA knew from the outset that many of the colleges hoping for validation would not be adequately staffed , experienced and resourced to teach at degree level . |
| 4 | The company realises that it will probably have to pitch the offer at or near 10 per cent . |
| 5 | That makes me think he must have connections with the Jordanian Government — he probably works for the Jordanian Secret Service , either full time or in some ad hoc capacity . |
| 6 | Yes I think that 's , that 's certainly true is n't it and here erm Dean puts his finger really on what is a central concept of Freud 's group psychology and one reveals transparent in the title of the book which is Group Psychology and the Analysis of Ego or in German erm Masse Psychologie und dich Analyse so erm |
| 7 | Union membership fell from over 13 million in 1979 to 10 million in 1986 ( or from 54 per cent to 46 per cent of the work-force ) and the main losers were the general unions in manufacturing . |
| 8 | Some of them involve assumptions , and a difference of plus or minus 5 per cent is n't really significant . |
| 9 | The Soviet Union was requested not to issue a permit for a proposed scientific catch of 90 minke whales ( which had been scheduled for summer 1991 ) , and Japan was invited to reconsider its research under special permit proposing an Antarctic catch of 300 minke whales ( plus or minus 10 per cent , scheduled for the 1991-92 season ) . |
| 10 | The margin of error is plus or minus one per cent . |
| 11 | Nobody in marketing is looking at a plus or minus two per cent — they 're looking at trends in the longer term . ’ |
| 12 | Even the traditional margin of error — plus or minus three per cent for each party on a sample of 1000 — was apparently an overstatement . |
| 13 | All currencies in the exchange rate mechanism ( ERM ) would now limit fluctuations within 2.25 per cent margins except the Spanish peseta , which had joined the ERM on June 19 , 1989 [ see p. 36741 ] , and which retained a plus or minus 6 per cent margin . |
| 14 | Thus , for example , the copper-nickel smelter in Sudbury , Ontario , 360 km north-west of Toronto , through which 1.35 million tonnes of sulphur dioxide were emitted in 1973 ( or over 1 per cent of the annual world anthropogenic output of sulphur ) , has a stack over 400 m high ( Barnes , 1979 ) . |
| 15 | Since the question is now whether a government exists , there is no room for more than one government at a time nor for separate de jure and de facto governments in respect of the same state . |
| 16 | However , in the face of market expectations , the Bank took advantage of a money market shortage on 5 March to buy bills at a rate of discount of 11.75 per cent , 0.5 per cent higher than the previous day 's dealings and about 1 per cent above what markets were anticipating . |
| 17 | It is found throughout the world , and about 5–15 per cent of people are infected . |
| 18 | Jones , is responsible for the servicing of the Hebdomadal Council ( the body charged with the ultimate responsibility ‘ for the administration of the University and for the management of its finances and property ’ ) , for a wide range of matters relating to the general administration of the University , and for various ad hoc inquiries and working parties . |
| 19 | Measure the liquid from the jar and for each 600ml/1 pint/2½ cups , add 400g/1lb of sugar . |
| 20 | Thus , of the clients who did not receive the residential , short stay , or day care , other services were either provided or arranged for 20.6 per cent of cases in the specialist team and for 6.9 per cent of cases in the generic team . |
| 21 | For a 1 per cent concentration in the same amount of base oil , add 10 drops of essential oil ; for a 2 per cent concentration , add 20 drops and for 3 per cent , add 30 drops . |
| 22 | Within private care where the element of choice might have been thought to be an advantage it was found that a third of residents did not choose , and for 22 per cent the unsolicited efforts of either a relative , the general practitioner or a social worker led to their admission ( Weaver et al . , |
| 23 | By 2000 , they aim to cut production of new packaging by 10 per cent and for 60 per cent of packaging to be re-usable . |
| 24 | The VAT proposal sought charges of 25 per cent for luxury items and of 10 per cent for other goods and services , while granting exemptions to housing rents , items regarded as " of primary need and broad consumption " ( such as foodstuffs , water , pharmaceutical products , books , newspapers and children 's clothes ) and " essential services " in the areas of health and education . |
| 25 | Expenditure was set at 230,795 million francs CFA , and revenue at 224,950 million francs CFA , a drop of approximately 11.5 per cent in expenditure and of 8 per cent in revenue from the 1990 anticipated outturn . |
| 26 | Other developed countries as a group showed growths of 8 per cent in exports by volume and of 9 per cent in imports . |
| 27 | They involved ( i ) the privatization of 20 state-owned enterprises , including the national airline EEA ; ( ii ) the reduction of public spending across the board by an estimated US$35,000,000 or 4 per cent ; ( iii ) a freeze on public-sector employment ; ( iv ) the devaluation of the sucre ( initially by 27.6 per cent — as at Sept. 14 , 1992 , US$1.00=1,789.24 sucres at the official rate ) ; ( v ) price increases of 125-165 per cent for higher grade petrol and of 25-125 per cent for electricity ; and ( vi ) curbs on the use of official cars and on free air travel . |
| 28 | This compared with 26 per cent of the women without an intimate tie with husband or boyfriend , but who reported a confiding relationship with another person ( seen at least weekly ) , and with 41 per cent of those who had a confidante seen less than weekly or who had no such relationship at all . |
| 29 | Lotus communications chief Patrick Peal said : ‘ Cars are cheaper and with one per cent off the base rate borrowing the money to buy a car is also cheaper . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ For 40 years both of those parties have grabbed power on the basis of 40 per cent of the electorate at most and with 60 per cent against . |