Example sentences of "in a [adj] per cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a 62 per cent turnout , Soares won 70.43 per cent of the vote , against 14.07 per cent for his closest rival , Basilío Horta of the conservative Democratic Social Centre ( CDS ) . |
| 2 | Higher prices had resulted in a 76 per cent rise in Nigeria 's earnings from oil exports in 1990 , to US$13,200 million from $7,500 million in 1989 . |
| 3 | Abulfez Elchibey , leader of the Azerbaijani Popular Front , was sworn in as President on June 16 , after receiving 59.4 per cent of the vote in a 76 per cent turnout in elections on June 7 ; there were five candidates in all . |
| 4 | In a referendum on June 14 on the status of ex-Soviet troops in Lithuania , voting was reported as being some 90 per cent in favour of their immediate withdrawal ( i.e. in 1992 ) , in a 75 per cent turnout . |
| 5 | These resulted in a 71 per cent pay award to the metallurgical workers at the end of November , backdated to September and valid until March 1990 . |
| 6 | It is worth emphasizing here that because an option has a finite life and expires it can involve the investor in a 100 per cent loss . |
| 7 | A national referendum on June 2 was reported to have resulted in a 93 per cent vote in favour of a new Constitution providing for a multiparty system , ending 13 years of military rule . |
| 8 | Bayer fared slightly better than its rivals , turning in a 4 per cent drop in pre-tax profits during the first nine months of the year — from DM 2750m to DM 2640m . |
| 9 | Not in a hundred per cent of the cases , er and we do have undesirables at the John Radcliffe , er but there has n't been an incident such as this er I think that goes some way to prove that we do have a reasonably tight security service , and we , we work to any way that we can to keep it as secure as possible . |
| 10 | The gearing procedure will result in a 1 per cent . |
| 11 | After all , a large screen TV showing video in a 16 per cent window will be more easily viewed than a small screen television showing full frame video . |
| 12 | The changing policies of the Welsh Office meant that a standstill budget would result in a 14 per cent increase in the rate and a 2 per cent cut in the budget would mean a 5 per cent increase . |
| 13 | Indena , Italian manufacturer of botanical derivatives for the pharmaceutical , cosmetic and health food industries , turned in a 20 per cent rise in profit in 1991 , on a $6.7m ( £1 = $1.75 ) turnover . |
| 14 | By the end of October this had resulted in a 20 per cent devaluation of the lempira against the US dollar , to which it had been tied at a fixed exchange rate since October 1989 . |
| 15 | It has become the focus of concern after scientific studies suggested that depletion of the ozone layer was resulting in a 12 per cent reduction in numbers of phytoplankton — the organism at the bottom of the marine food chain , on which whales depend . |
| 16 | Mr French was also convinced that set aside will not result in a 15 per cent cut in cereal production this year . |
| 17 | In March the annual review of CPS and LCD fees resulted in a three per cent increase , slightly more in the CPS case . |
| 18 | Northallerton had the lowest level of accommodation provision in Hambleton and the loss of the Sundial Hotel would result in a 33 per cent reduction in the total number of beds in the town , the inquiry heard . |
| 19 | Small desert rodents and the Bedouin goat can survive short periods of dehydration which result in a 20–30 per cent weight loss . |
| 20 | According to a Mori poll conducted for the Electoral Reform Society , a commitment by Labour to proportional representation could result in a 2.5-3 per cent swing to Labour in a general election . |
| 21 | Boeing is in discussions with European and Japanese companies about bringing in a 25 per cent equity partner into the development . |
| 22 | In a 95.5 per cent turnout , 94.39 per cent voted in favour of secession and 0.46 per cent against . |
| 23 | March 31 : in a referendum held in Georgia 99 per cent voted in favour of independence in a 90 per cent turnout , and on April 9 Georgia proclaimed its independence . |
| 24 | On June 18 , 68.7 per cent of Irish voters , in a 57.3 per cent turnout , endorsed the ratification of the Treaty . |
| 25 | [ For internal convertibility of the koruna resulting in a 14.3 per cent devaluation see p. 37974 . ] |