Example sentences of "out of [art] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Was it not true , though , that the Liberal Democrats had voted with Labour in five out of every six divisions in the last Parliament ? |
| 2 | GLCABS reject approximately one out of every six candidates who reach the formal interview , whereas the figure for Surrey and West Sussex is closer to three out of six . |
| 3 | The shooting gallery was open to members of the public , and was the scene of a spectacular feat of arms by Horace Hunter , who hit the target ‘ in the second buttonhole of the waistcoat , five times out of every six , and when he did n't hit there , he hit him in the head ’ . |
| 4 | Under it daimyo had to reside for one year out of every two in the capital , and leave their wives and families in permanent residence there . |
| 5 | By which I mean at least one out of every two issues . |
| 6 | Aha , one out of every two issues . |
| 7 | Pasqua said that " one Frenchman out of every two rejected a Europe which does not take people into account " . |
| 8 | Apparently , one out of every 16 signposts at crossroads in the region are pointing in the wrong direction . |
| 9 | Three out of every four of the population , according to a recent poll , supported him . |
| 10 | Speyside had by far the highest number of farmers requesting the courses themselves — three out of every four . |
| 11 | Three out of every four voters in Scotland voted against the Tories . |
| 12 | When was there one occasion when a government of any colour was imposed upon England against the wishes of three out of every four English voters ? |
| 13 | Since three out of every four owners report behavioural problems with their dogs at some stage , it is clear that probably most strays are discarded for this reason , rather than because of other factors such as family break-ups or emigration . |
| 14 | Sixty-eight of the ninety family names recorded in the 1720s , that is three out of every four , were those of families which had come into the parish since the Elizabethan period . |
| 15 | Er , I mean at least three out of every four issues . |
| 16 | Ozone is dispersed throughout the atmosphere but has its highest concentrations between 20 and 30 kilometers above the Earth 's surface in the stratosphere , and even then only one molecule out of every 100,000 is ozone . |
| 17 | Out of every hundred customers , probably only 20 know exactly what they want . |
| 18 | Out of every hundred aircraft which ventured over the border , eighty-seven returned safely . |
| 19 | Something like ooh nine out of ten maybe more than that perhaps ninety five out of every hundred words that you write down are okay they 're spelt correctly it 's just the awkward ones . |
| 20 | Out of every hundred drivers they stopped , they had no business to stop 97 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Scrap Scrap is a recycling shop so nothing is wasted — not even empty cat food tins , something eight out of every 10 readers would recommend . |
| 23 | of the people who take without consent are charged with criminal damage , yet four out of every 10 vehicles returned to their unfortunate owners suffer substantial damage . |
| 24 | For instance , thirteen out of every fourteen jade axes from the British Isles were made of jadeite , and this was the predominant material used for the same purpose in France and Germany . |
| 25 | A note about effectiveness rates : where we say , for example , that a method is 98% effective — this means that each year , out of every 100 women using the method , 2 will become pregnant . |
| 26 | ‘ Corked ’ wine has a powerful pong , rather like musty , mouldy walnuts , and current estimates hold that two out of every 100 bottles are affected . |
| 27 | He told me that out of every 100 contacts a salesman found one prospect , and out of every ten prospects he should , on average , secure one sale . |
| 28 | In the sample as a whole , out of every 100 women , there would be as many as 10 pairs of sisters , i.e. about 20 individuals . |
| 29 | Out of every 100 votes given to Paisley 61 would have contributed to his election and ten to Craig 's election , leaving 29 that could have been further transferred . |
| 30 | My right hon. Friend has rightly ensured that 80 out of every 100 additional officers provided will go straight back on the beat , in Dartford and elsewhere . |