Example sentences of "increase [prep] 10 [no cls] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , since it has been introduced , the rate at which student numbers have increased has been unprecedented and we expect it to increase by 10 per cent . |
| 2 | A report on Sept. 19 said that the World Health Organization ( WHO ) expected death rates in Kuwait resulting from oil fire pollution to increase by 10 per cent in 1992 [ see pp. 38119 ; 38166 ] . |
| 3 | While proposing an increase in value added tax from 10 to 13 per cent and limiting wage increases to 10 per cent , the budget planned an increase in social spending from the equivalent of US$28,000,000 in 1991 to US$102 million in 1992 . |
| 4 | What would be the impact on advances and deposits if the liquid assets ratio was increased from 10 per cent to 20 per cent ? |
| 5 | The percentage of people aged 65 and over living alone has increased from 10 per cent in 1945 to 36 per cent in 1985 , while the percentage of those living with others has decreased from 60 per cent to 20 per cent over the same period . |
| 6 | On Sept. 16 pressure on the pound increased sharply despite massive official intervention , and the minimum lending rate ( the banks ' base rate ) was increased from 10 per cent to 12 per cent . |
| 7 | Although the association recommends acceptance , its leaders are sceptical that the 5,000 members will agree , and disappointed that the offer was not increased to 10 per cent during 22 hours of talks . |
| 8 | If the rate of return was increased to 10 per cent , a more realistic figure , Jenkin considered that ‘ the economics of a new nuclear station are significantly adverse against all the alternatives ’ . |
| 9 | In the first year of its operation only 5 per cent of polytechnic and college funding was allocated on the basis of competitive bidding , but the proportion is expected to be increased to 10 per cent in 1991 and further increases in subsequent years can be anticipated . |
| 10 | Overall funding for universities has increased by 10 per cent for the second year running . |
| 11 | The rate of applications for student loans this year is almost double what it was a year ago , recruitment to higher education is soaring and student numbers have increased by 10 per cent . |
| 12 | Earlier in this chapter , a quote from a newspaper was presented which commented on the market 's favourable reaction to the announcement from the Chief Executive Officer of Lloyd 's Bank that its dividend would be increased by 10 per cent . |
| 13 | Turnover increased by 10 per cent over 1991 and exceeded £200 million for the first time , despite the suspension of the Hibernia project . |
| 14 | The number of managers in the NHS increased nearly three-fold from 1989 – 91 , and the number of administrative staff increased by 10 per cent ( Guardian 1993 ) , while investment in new information systems will run into millions of pounds ( Hughes and Bayes 1991 ) . |
| 15 | The trip begins at a Eucharistic Congress in Seoul intended to put the seal on the Catholic Church 's extraordinary progress in Korea , where the number of believers has grown from a post-war 200,000 to more than 2.5 million , and is increasing by 10 per cent each year . |
| 16 | Even if we assume that seasonal usage is constant but prices increase by 10 per cent p.a. , we produce a difference : |
| 17 | Manufacturing 's proportion of GDP would increase by 10 per cent to 37.2 per cent , whereas agriculture 's share would fall from 18.7 per cent in 1990 to 13.4 per cent in 2000 . |
| 18 | The Daimler-Benz study claims that carbon dioxide levels will actually increase by 10 per cent over the period because control efforts are being cancelled out by increased traffic volumes . |