Example sentences of "with a 40 per cent " in BNC.
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1 | Ms Short , the Labour MP for Birmingham Ladywood , gave the warning as the conference agreed to give women a higher profile in the party with a 40 per cent quota for women on all party committees and local party delegations . |
2 | The mother 's milk is very rich , with a 40 per cent fat content ( the fat content in human milk is only 2 per cent ) . |
3 | WITH a 40 per cent drop in house prices in the West Country over the past three years , this is the time to think seriously about that Cornish cliff-top cottage , waterfront Dorset flat or Devonian mansion with more than enough land to keep a few horses . |
4 | CORNISH cottages can be booked during the Christmas and New Year period — with a 40 per cent reduction — from Blakes . |
5 | As well as the qualitative benefits brought about by greater accuracy and timeliness of information , the efficiency of the system meant that it was possible for the integration of the personnel records and wages departments to be achieved with a 40 per cent reduction in staff , natural wastage and redeployment within the organisation accounting for some 20 individuals . |
6 | Its main proposals were ( i ) a 20 per cent reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide by the year 2000 , with a 40 per cent cut by 2010 ; ( ii ) a ban on offshore oil drilling in state waters ; ( iii ) a halt to logging in the ancient redwood forests ; ( iv ) a requirement that a new tree be planted for every 500 square feet of development ; and ( v ) a ban on all pesticides with the potential to cause cancer or to damage a developing foetus . |
7 | The Sejm decided on July 5 to introduce income tax from Jan. 1 , 1992 , at a basic rate of 20 per cent , with a 40 per cent rate for those on higher incomes . |