Example sentences of "[no cls] over [art] [num ord] decade " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this they were supported by a report from the Royal Bank of Canada which suggested that , if Canada fragmented , its annual economic growth rate would average only 1 per cent over the next decade ( rather than the projected 3 per cent if the country remained intact ) and that by the end of the century its unemployment level would have increased to 10-15 per cent ( rather than 7-11 per cent ) . |
| 2 | It sets the target of reducing atmospheric pollution by 40 per cent over the next decade , and of stabilizing carbon dioxide emissions at their present level by the year 2000 ( fast becoming the widely accepted consensus target — see EDs 39 and 40 ) . |
| 3 | The US car industry has formed a new alliance to challenge a bill which would compel car makers to increase fuel efficiency by 40 per cent over the next decade . |
| 4 | Total airline traffic had risen 72 per cent over the last decade . |
| 5 | Deaths from asthma in various regions have risen by 30-60 per cent over the last decade , and one in seven children have now been diagnosed as suffering from the condition . |
| 6 | The number of Scottish children on income support has increased by 122 per cent over the last decade . |