Example sentences of "and [n mass] [prep] [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 | The risk of developing cancer is increased in those individuals who have had extensive colitis for more than 10 years after the first attack , the cumulative cancer rate being 7% at 20 years and 17% at 30 years disease duration . |
| 3 | It met at the Swan Inn , Bedford on July 22nd 1801 ; the funds included £1,914.4s.0d. in donations and £297.3s.0d. in annual subscriptions . |
| 4 | Two year follow up of those who survived to leave hospital shows that while there is an increased mortality among the elderly this is entirely due to non-hepatic causes and that once survival is corrected for age there is no difference between the two cohorts , being of the order of 55% at one year and 50% at two years . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Lung cancer kills more people than any other type of cancer and 90% of these deaths are caused by smoking . |
| 9 | It kills more people than any other type of cancer and 90% of these deaths are caused by smoking . |
| 10 | The view that ‘ because of televising MPs will be more accountable to their voters ’ was widely held , but by a declining proportion — 76% before the experiment and 59% after three months . |
| 11 | Such sward , when grazed , can cause hypomagnasaemia in cattle and sheep with disastrous results . |
| 12 | Since the effective life-span of most O. ostertagi L3 is under one year and cross-infection between cattle and sheep in temperate areas is largely limited to O. leptospicularis , Trichostrongylus axei , and occasionally C. oncophora good control of bovine ostertagiasis should , in theory , be achieved . |
| 13 | The demonstration using cattle and sheep from competitive classes , explained the identification of genetic merit , heritability and how it could be exploited through group breed improvement schemes , embryo transfer and artificial insemination . |
| 14 | The proceeds should fund the creation of extra jobs in the construction of crime , fire and rot-resistant housing , the improvement of public transport , a strengthening of the law enforcement agencies , supervision of school areas against bullying , removal of litter and graffiti from public places , and labouring in schemes of environmental improvement . |
| 15 | Each call costs 36p a minute cheap rate , and 48p at other times . |
| 16 | Each call costs 36p a minute cheap rate , and 48p at other times . |
| 17 | Each call costs 36p a minute cheap rate , and 48p at other times . |
| 18 | Each call costs 36p a minute cheap rate , and 48p at other times . |
| 19 | Each call costs 36p a minute cheap rate , and 48p at other times . |
| 20 | Each call costs 36p a minute cheap rate , and 48p at other times . |
| 21 | Each call costs 36p a minute cheap rate , and 48p at other times . |
| 22 | It is buying Elson and Robbins , a seat spring maker , for £4.1m cash and £820,000 in new shares . |
| 23 | In El Salvador and Guatemala , for example , between 70% and 80% of all children under five suffer from malnutrition . |
| 24 | 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 ) . |
| 25 | The Free Democrats talk of selling off 35–40% of Hungary 's business assets in 2–3 years and 80% within ten years . |
| 26 | If the cavalry were still , in every sense , the army 's natural leaders , the victories of the Flemish burgher forces and militia over French knights at Courtrai in July 1302 , and that of the mountaineers of Schwyz and Uri over the formidable feudal array of knights and footmen belonging to Leopold of Austria at Morgarten in November 1315 had shown what could be done in conditions and terrain unsuited to the effective use of cavalry . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Note : The said sum of £240 is made up of £180 allowed from arrears of rent charge down to 24th October 1895 , and £60 for two years arrears at £30 per annum down to 24th October 1897 . |
| 29 | Costs are £25 return for adults , £20 for children and £21 for senior citizens . |
| 30 | We pay £25 for our star letter and £15 for all others . |