Example sentences of "in [adj] per cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unless the heart starts beating again within a few minutes the person will die , and in fifty per cent of all fatal heart attacks the victim dies within thirty minutes . |
| 2 | Originally scheduled for July 13 but postponed in the face of legal challenges , it was held on the basis that a simple majority in 75 per cent of the country 's 16 states would be sufficient for approval of the proposition . |
| 3 | It represents positive results in 75 per cent of games , with 32 wins by the home side and 22 by the visitors . |
| 4 | Detailed examination of the assessment forms used for all the bilingual children found that in 75 per cent to 90 per cent of cases , no special account was taken of the child 's bilingual and cultural background . |
| 5 | Examination of the assessment forms used for all the bilingual children found that in 75 per cent to 90 per cent of cases , no special account was taken of the child 's bilingual and cultural background . |
| 6 | Employers had expert representation at hearings in 74 per cent of the cases in the sample , compared with 57 per cent of applicants . |
| 7 | Victims who suffered physical violence were also threatened in 43.4 per cent . |
| 8 | Clinical evidence of vascular disease was found in 38.3 per cent of patients and 30 per cent were hyperlipidaemic . |
| 9 | The human factor is a main component in 90 per cent of cases , and in 70 per cent proper management effort might have prevented them . |
| 10 | In 70 per cent of the cases positive action by management could have saved lives , and over 10 years the basic causes of death have not changed . |
| 11 | The survey concludes that illegal levels of pesticides are to be found in 70 per cent of the large Thames Water company 's supply zones , and throughout the supply zones of the smaller West Kent and Colne Valley companies . |
| 12 | In 12 per cent of cases an unrepresented applicant faced an employer represented by a lawyer , while an unrepresented employer faced an employee represented by a lawyer in only five per cent of the cases ; when non-lawyer experts are included , this figure increases to nine per cent ( Genn and Genn , 1989 ) . |
| 13 | In their study of 115 rape victims , Burgess and Holmstrom found that vaginal penetration by the penis had been accompanied by forced fellatio in 22 per cent . |
| 14 | In the 1988 — 9 financial year , the poll tax would have resulted in 53 per cent of households paying less tax in Haringey than under the old rating system . |
| 15 | In 6.6 per cent . |
| 16 | Usually this was limited to ‘ rough treatment ’ ( defined as pushing , slapping , or roughly handling the victim but not punching or kicking her ) , but in 13.6 per cent . |
| 17 | If not , a new selection process was required : all the adults in the household were listed and one was selected at random ; this happened in 30 per cent of households . |
| 18 | All those measures must be taken because cars are now involved in 30 per cent . |
| 19 | This will normally be granted where the offer will not result in 30 per cent or more of the voting rights being acquired . |
| 20 | ( 4 ) If the target company has more than one class of equity share capital and an offer is made which could result in 30 per cent or more of the voting rights being obtained , a comparable offer must be made for each class ( Rule 36.8 ) . |
| 21 | In contrast to this it is estimated that alcohol is a factor in 30 per cent of murders , 45 per cent of assaults and 88 per cent of criminal damage arrests . |
| 22 | A survey in one Edinburgh hostel found a high rate of mental disorders ; schizophrenia was diagnosed in 26 per cent , organic brain disease or lifelong mental handicap in a further 15 per cent , serious alcohol abuse in 9 per cent . |
| 23 | ( Nationally , of single women in their late twenties in 1921,50 per cent never married . ) |
| 24 | ‘ Denial is present in 85 per cent to 90 per cent of cases . |
| 25 | In the United States , it has been found that a diet very rich in unrefined high-fibre starch has caused remission of the disease in 85 per cent of the adult-onset diabetic patients on which it has been tested . |
| 26 | Acid rain was found in 85 per cent of samples taken from 23,000 locations in Japan in a three-month survey conducted earlier this year by the Japanese Consumers ' Co-operative Union ( JCCU ) . |
| 27 | In six per cent of cases the report concluded that there was a high risk to health . |
| 28 | In 1982 pre-hearing assessments were requested in six per cent of cases filed , about half by the tribunal of its own motion . |
| 29 | They pay in six per cent of their salary , why should they be debarred from saying that they own part of those funds . |
| 30 | However , if you really hanker for a return to the glory days of kit design , look no further to the glory days of kit design , look no further than Arkwright , the Leeds-based company who reproduce classic old designs from the Fifties to the Seventies in 100 per cent cotton . |