Example sentences of "by 20 [no cls] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Between 1985–6 journeys from Swindon to Paddington increased by 16 per cent , from Bath to Paddington by 12 per cent and from Bristol to Paddington by 20 per cent . |
| 2 | Grattan is only 5 per cent ahead which looks a poor defence against wage costs rising by 8 per cent and high street occupancy costs by 20 per cent . |
| 3 | Hi-Tec hopes North America , which lifted sales and profits by 20 per cent , and Europe will account for half of group turnover by early 1991 . |
| 4 | ‘ I had been advised to mark everything up by 20 per cent , ’ Alistair Sampson said , ‘ because the clients ’ decorators would come round afterwards asking for a cut . |
| 5 | Attempts to claim that M3 was a precise yardstick of the money supply were abandoned ; after all , it had actually expanded by 20 per cent with high inflation . |
| 6 | If it were 20 per cent greater , there would be no less dissatisfaction and unfulfilled demand at the margin ; if it were 20 per cent less — I do not mean if it were reduced by 20 per cent but if it were now 20 per cent less than it actually is , nobody would be the wiser . |
| 7 | Last year it was increased by 20 per cent across the three engine capacity bands — double the inflation rate . |
| 8 | According to Mr Nichol , such a deal could increase pay rates in London by 30 per cent and elsewhere by 20 per cent . |
| 9 | According to Mr Nichol , such a deal could increase pay rates in London by 30 per cent and elsewhere by 20 per cent . |
| 10 | According to Mr Nichol , such a deal could increase pay rates in London by 30 per cent and elsewhere by 20 per cent , and would be a step toward a ‘ likely ’ decision to put non-emergency services out to contract . |
| 11 | According to Mr Nichol , such a deal could increase pay rates in London by 30 per cent and elsewhere by 20 per cent . |
| 12 | Unemployment is rising , with the industrial sector expected to contract by 20 per cent this year . |
| 13 | Unemployment is rising , with the industrial sector expected to contract by 20 per cent this year . |
| 14 | According to Inland Revenue estimates for England some 500,000 businesses , mainly in the South and West , will see their rates bills rise by 20 per cent in real terms for at least the next two years . |
| 15 | Under this , farms would have to reduce output by 20 per cent . |
| 16 | Even assuming a 1 per cent a year improvement in fuel efficiency from the early 1990s on and combining it with the government 's lowest traffic forecast , carbon dioxide emissions could increase by 20 per cent by 2020 . |
| 17 | SPENDING on all sectors of education has risen under the Conservatives by 20 per cent in real terms , a study by the London School of Economics showed yesterday . |
| 18 | Unless something happens , energy use in Europe is expected to rise by 25 per cent by the year 2000 , with carbon dioxide emissions up by 20 per cent . |
| 19 | EC milk quotas , which since their imposition in 1984 have seen milk production fall by 20 per cent , mean that supply to the manufacturing industry is rationed . |
| 20 | In 1991 the company recorded a 35 per cent increase in the sales of diesels , all in a total market that has dipped by 20 per cent . |
| 21 | Mr John Towers , managing director , said that in the five days after the poll sales had risen by 20 per cent compared with the same five days last year . |
| 22 | It is only legal to raise the power by 20 per cent because of Swiss car laws . |
| 23 | Gore , Tim Wirth of Colorado , and 46 other senators proposed a new law last week that would cut US emissions of carbon dioxide by 20 per cent in 15 years . |
| 24 | In fact , the value ( in real terms ) of commissions received by architects rose by 20 per cent between 1971 and 1973 but then fell very dramatically by 47 per cent between 1973 and 1980 before and equally dramatic recovery . |
| 25 | Combining the General Household Survey ( GHS ) and the British Crime Survey ( BCS ) victimization data reveals that while police-recorded burglaries doubled between 1972 and 1983 , the level of victimization went up only by 20 per cent ( Hough and Mayhew , 1985 , pp. 16–17 ) . |
| 26 | The number of people in England and Wales over the age of 75 has increased by 20 per cent since 1981 ; and those over 85 by almost 40 per cent , according to the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys . |
| 27 | For example , if the sales of car A rise by five per cent , sales of car B rise by 10 per cent and sales of car C by 20 per cent the total increase is most definitely not 5% + 10% + 20% = 35 per cent . |
| 28 | The Pharmaceutical division saw profits fall by 20 per cent to £120.8m , on sales of £484.1m ( £478.5m ) , while profits rose in Scientific Equipment division from £67.2m to £68.4m , and in Horticulture division from £10.4m to £11.5m . |
| 29 | A combination of the Gulf War , recession and the weather conspired to reduce numbers by 20 per cent or 700,000 . |
| 30 | According to a survey by the Institution of Environmental Health Officers , the rat population increased by 20 per cent in a single year , 1988–89 , and it has almost certainly rocketed since . |