Example sentences of "by 12 [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 | In 1987 imports into Britain fell by 12 per cent , although with around a fifth of the market we remained easily the world 's biggest tea importers . |
| 3 | Prominent critics of the left , by contrast , saw their votes rise : Robin Cook by 18 per cent , Bryan Gould by 12 per cent , Gerald Kaufman by 11 per cent . |
| 4 | Profits rose only two per cent to $829 million , but would have increased by 12 per cent without the purchase of Apollo earlier this year . |
| 5 | Health spending — a third of the budget — will rise by £220 million , and education by 12 per cent to £439 million . |
| 6 | The number of gold articles hallmarked in the first three months of this year fell by 12 per cent compared with the same period last year , according to the Assay offices . |
| 7 | However , housing work in the public sector rose by 12 per cent compared with last quarter , a rise of 20 per cent over the year . |
| 8 | In fact , the NRPB concludes , the ban on milk distribution only cut the total collective dose of iodine-131 to the population by 12 per cent . |
| 9 | The number of therapists who belong to professional bodies in the UK is increasing by 12 per cent per year , which is more than five times the rate of increase of medical doctors . |
| 10 | Smokers came off worst from budget price rises : the cost of tobacco rose by 12 per cent in April , the month 's RPI figures reveal . |
| 11 | Models have shown that , with a 20 per cent conversion across Britain , cereal production would decrease by six per cent , oil seed rape by 12 per cent and milk by four per cent — not an enormous reduction when you consider the already existing and wasted surpluses . |
| 12 | Between 1981 and 1985 , gross industrial output grew by 12 per cent a year ( Benewick and Wingrove 1988 : 118 ) . |
| 13 | ITV was unavoidably vulnerable to the impact of economic recessions upon advertising revenue ( for instance , revenue fell by 12 per cent in real terms in 1969 — 70 ) . |
| 14 | Between 1951 and 1985 , the population of Great Britain increased by 12 per cent , but the number of households increased far more — by about 40 per cent . |
| 15 | From 1974 to 1975 output fell by 12 per cent , followed by moderate recovery , but from 1979 to 1981 there was a reduction of no less than 17 per cent . |
| 16 | Taking account of the general increase in prices , the price of treating each acute in-patient fell by 12 per cent from 1978/ 9 to 1988/9 as the length of stay fell . |
| 17 | If 10 per cent more were done , the payment would increase by 12 per cent ; if less than the volume target were done , the payment would go down . |
| 18 | Civilian workers employed by the police went up by 12 per cent between 1979 and 1988 ( 34,630 to 41,800 ) . |
| 19 | Between 1980 and 1987 the number of academic staff in British universities declined by 12 per cent . |
| 20 | Barr has claimed that ‘ today 's grant would have to be increased by 12 per cent to restore its purchasing power to its level in 1978/79 , and by nearly 25 per cent to restore it to its 1962/63 peak ’ . |
| 21 | When this debottlenecking project is completed by year end 1993 , production capacity is expected to increase by 12 per cent or 22 cargoes in total . |
| 22 | It has been estimated that , in developing countries , elimination of fifth and higher order births alone would effect a maternal mortality reduction of four per cent , while elimination of fourth and higher order births along with the confinement of reproduction to ages 20–34 would reduce infant mortality by 12 per cent , other things being equal . |
| 23 | The members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC ) as a whole increased exports by 8.5 per cent , but largely as a result of the weakening of crude petroleum prices ( see pp. 36056-59 ; 36573 ) showed a decline of 1.5 per cent in imports , whereas other developing countries ' exports grew by 10 per cent and their imports by 12 per cent . |
| 24 | Tourism provided 16 per cent of revenue ; tourist visitors in 1988 had increased by 12 per cent . |
| 25 | By December 1989 agricultural exports had increased by 12 per cent , having gained ground in all the USA 's top 10 export markets apart from the EC , where sales dropped by 13 per cent . |
| 26 | Hungary and the Soviet Union signed a trade protocol on April 18 providing that the Soviet Union would remain Hungary 's main trading partner ; however , Soviet exports to Hungary would decrease by 8.5 per cent and imports by 12 per cent . |
| 27 | Nevertheless , the ECA report noted that in 1989 food production in Africa had actually grown faster than population , for only the third time in 20 years ( 3.4 per cent , against population growth of 3.2 per cent ) , and that food imports had fallen by 12 per cent . |
| 28 | The report estimated that trade in commercial services in 1990 had increased by 12 per cent to about US$770,000 million . |
| 29 | In October 1990 the Commission proposed a five-year plan to reduce overall EC energy consumption by 12 per cent , forcing vehicle owners and industries to comply with tight exhaust emission standards while spending up to ECU35,000,000 on improving production standards for domestic buildings and electrical appliances . |
| 30 | Under the extended agreement the government raised the daily minimum wage by 12 per cent , reduced value added tax from 15 to 10 per cent and abolished exchange controls . |