Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [art] [adj] per " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the airline 's point of view , the gift ( disguised as an 8.8 per cent investment stake by BNP ) could therefore not have been more conveniently timed . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Die Gruenen had dropped below the 5 per cent needed to enter the Bundestag in the last polls . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Medium term uses such as electronics ( 10 per cent ) and cars ( 7 per cent ) take up a proportion , while other consumer durables and mechanical engineering uses are included in the 25 per cent going to ‘ other sectors ’ . |
| 7 | The government is committed to a 60 per cent reduction over the same period . |
| 8 | The share of personal assets owned by the 90 per cent below the richest 10 per cent has dramatically increased from 8 per cent in 1911 to 17 per cent in 1960 , and on to 46 per cent in 1983 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Many big chains had pushed for a 2 per cent reduction , but believe the 1 per cent cut could still help . |
| 11 | Mr Lamont resisted persistent demands from Labour for assurances that pensioners not covered by income support would be fully compensated for the 17.5 per cent increase from April 1995 . |
| 12 | It will be remembered that an estimate was made of a 20–30 per cent proportion of adults as subject to sexual difficulty . |
| 13 | The effect of contested takeover bids on a company 's share price may be seen from the 139 per cent increase in the price of Rowntree 's shares during the first six months of 1988 — the best performance of any share in the FT-SE 100 index . |
| 14 | However , the figures of 2,561 drivers humiliated for a 3.2 per cent return were only the average over the previous three years in Nottingham . |
| 15 | In Abkhazia , the Abkhaz population which favoured seceding from Georgia and remaining part of the Soviet Union boycotted the referendum , but the fact that the Abkhaz were a minority in their own autonomous republic was reflected in the 60 per cent turnout of voters , of whom 97.65 per cent voted " yes " . |
| 16 | The employers , i.e. the federal government , Länder ( states ) and local government , then agreed to a 5.4 per cent pay increase plus extra payments to the lower paid . |
| 17 | The government agreed to a 100 per cent pay increase , to meet demands for job security , to index wages to inflation , to set up an inquiry into the current salaries of health workers and teachers , to reinstate all workers dismissed since March , and to involve the unions in revising the Civil Service Law . |
| 18 | UK industry has already agreed to an 85 per cent interim cut in CFCs and carbon tetrachloride for 1993 and representatives of user industries and manufacturers have been meeting Department of the Environment officials to discuss the practicalities of cutting 1,1,1-trichloroethane and halons . |
| 19 | Christophe was extremely fit and used to the 100 per cent humidity , and had learnt a long time back to carry the absolute minimum — a battered still camera and two oranges for lunch — for a full day in the forest . |
| 20 | Labour MPs will be challenged by the Tories not to vote against the zero increase in their pay when it comes before the Commons before April , but they are already cushioned by a 39 per cent increase in allowances they voted themselves earlier this year . |
| 21 | Comparison of the C-terminal regions of DRP and the dystrophins ( Fig. 2 ) shows that this region is highly conserved with an 80 per cent exact match and about half of the remaining residues conserved . |
| 22 | Jim Smith , the manager whose shrewd tactical plan stifled Liverpool in last week 's 1–1 draw at Highbury , has called for a 10 per cent improvement from his players in tonight 's replay — and more of the same from the supporters . |
| 23 | The statement called for a 50 per cent reduction , ‘ appropriately applied ’ , in their strategic arsenals , an interim INF agreement and appropriate measures to ‘ prevent an arms race in space ’ . |
| 24 | The hon. Gentleman represents a party that has called for a 50 per cent . |
| 25 | The European Parliament 's Transport Committee has called for a 40 per cent cut in carbon dioxide by the year 2010 — a far more ambitious figure than the Community 's official target of a freeze at 1990 levels by 2000 . |
| 26 | Output from nuclear power plant , along with mild weather and the effects of recession on energy demand , contributed towards a 3 per cent fall in levels last year , putting the UK on course to meet the commitment . |
| 27 | The addition of Ultramar 's interests in the UK and Netherlands has contributed towards a 60 per cent increase in net commercial reserves and a 35 per cent increase in net acreage . |
| 28 | The hon. Gentleman can get rid of the 20 per cent . |
| 29 | The Government have been most mean in not getting rid of the 20 per cent . |
| 30 | My hon. Friend the Member for Leyton made a passionate case for getting rid of the 20 per cent . |