Example sentences of "and [n mass] of [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Ten in 1 000 of the adult population and 36 in 1 000 over 65 have ulcerated limbs , and 83% of all ulcers are nursed in the community . |
2 | Between 30% and 50% of all consultations with medical professionals in industrialized countries result from no detectable physical illness or when the complaint of discomfort is out of proportion to the physical problem . |
3 | In the US , for instance , the cost of supporting a child to the age of 18 — excluding college fees — is over $100,000 and 50% of American women using contraception are doing so because they feel they ca n't afford another child . |
4 | According to their figures , they audit 99% of the Fortune 500 industrials ; 97% of the 100 fastest-growing corporations ; 99% of the largest commercial banks ; 92% of defence contractors ; 98% of the largest insurance companies ; and 90% of publicly-traded corporations with turnover in excess of £1m . |
5 | Lung cancer kills more people than any other type of cancer and 90% of these deaths are caused by smoking . |
6 | It kills more people than any other type of cancer and 90% of these deaths are caused by smoking . |
7 | In El Salvador and Guatemala , for example , between 70% and 80% of all children under five suffer from malnutrition . |
8 | The Directive is needed because wildlife and habitats have undergone terrible declines in much of Europe and the rate of loss is accelerating ( in the UK , 95% of wild flower meadows , 75% of heaths , and 80% of dry grasslands have gone since the war ) . |
9 | As Wigglesworth suggested , only perinatal deaths due to asphyxia in labour and immaturity directly reflect the effectiveness of medical care , and these categories accounted for only 16% and 23% of perinatal deaths , respectively , in this series — an average of 46 deaths a year from an average of over 11000 births occurring in several hospitals . |
10 | For mothers >=35; the corresponding proportions were 5/270 ( 2% ) , 26/296 ( 9% ) , and 51/320 ( 16% ) ( 1% , 5% , and 10% of all diagnoses in older women ) . |
11 | In addition Listeria also infects 12% of pre-cooked chickens , 16% of salami-type sausages , 50% of raw pork sausages and 10% of soft cheeses . |
12 | Although , as shown in Figures 4–6 , above , the proportion of ‘ initial failures ’ was relatively small , with none recorded in the case of material issued from the Advocates ' Library , and with only 4% and 3% of all deliveries from the Main Building and the Annexe falling into this category , they nevertheless merit close attention , since delays in the provision of items which are in fact available on the shelves can be a considerable source of irritation for both readers and members of staff . |
13 | They accounted for 80% of the prenatal diagnoses in mothers under 35 and 25% of such diagnoses in older women , for whom maternal age is still the most common indication although in these the use of serum screening is increasing . |
14 | 75% of juniors and 25% of senior schoolchildren are forbidden by their parents to ride their bikes on the road ; |
15 | Other workers have found ras gene mutations in between 39% and 47% of colorectal cancers . |
16 | Men , dusty people and folk of diverse devices , people of business and of leisure , folk of the frontiers and foreign men … trackers of beasts and of seasons , breakers of camp in the little dawn wind , seekers of water and watercourses over the wrinkled rind of the world , O seekers , O finders of reasons to be up and be gone … |
17 | Seven out of every 10 Mexican homes are within the range of television signals , and 96% of those homes are tuned to a channel in the communications empire of the Televisa Corporation . |
18 | Meanwhile in Central and Eastern Europe , countries newly freed from communism have been trying , and continue to try , to set up a legal system and corps of independent lawyers . |
19 | One in four inpatients with rheumatoid arthritis and between 17% and 86% of all patients with this disease have radiographic evidence of instability of the cervical spine . |
20 | ( Almost as many of the part-time workers , 43% , and 39% of full-time workers agreed with this proposition . ) |
21 | There are the pro's. and con's. of both eras to consider . |
22 | However , independent schools retain a much higher proportion of their pupils after the legal minimum school-leaving age than do maintained schools , so that in 1988 , 19% of all boys and 15% of all girls over 16 were in independent schools . |
23 | To prevent the reactions from occurring in the first place , filtered blood has to be used from the very first transfusion and 99% of white cells have to be removed . |
24 | Nearly a quarter of all adult prisoners and 38% of young prisoners have experienced local authority care during their childhood or adolescence . |
25 | As between 10% and 30% of consulting patients have mainly emotional problems the scope for increasing general practitioners ' counselling skills or referring patients to an in house counsellor is substantial . |
26 | Using a vegetable peeler peel 450g of large potatoes and 450g of small potatoes . |
27 | An increase in the incubation time did not change plating efficiencies ( data not shown ) and plateau values for adhesion to type IV collagen varied between 80% and 85% of total cells seeded . |
28 | My initial letter , addressed to headteachers and staff of Catholic schools in Strathclyde , outlining my background and intended role in the region led to many invitations to meet with people to share experiences . |
29 | As a Roman Catholic organisation , Puskat is sensitive to the multi-cultural environment of Indonesia , and people of all faiths are welcome to take part in village hall activities . |
30 | So obvious are these vertical shafts and so compelling an attraction that it is usual on a fine day to find a line of cars parked along the roadside and people of all ages timidly visiting each one to peer into the depths . |