Example sentences of "by [art] [adj] 10 per " in BNC.
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| 1 | More than 21 per cent of spending is by the top 10 per cent by income . |
| 2 | The gains recorded by the top 10 per cent of households amounted to 40 a week , mostly in lower taxes , while the middle income groups were little affected and the poorer ones lost over 10 a week in benefits and higher VAT . |
| 3 | By the end of the inquiry the Board admitted that this had risen by a further 10 per cent . |
| 4 | Cars : Car benefits enjoyed by company employees are to be taxed by a further 10 per cent . |
| 5 | The dollar was also devalued by a further 10 per cent in recognition that the Smithsonian Agreement , hailed by Nixon as ‘ the most significant monetary agreement in the history of the modern world ’ ( quoted Gilbert , 1980 , p. 164 ) , was insufficient to restore US competitiveness . |
| 6 | Interim pre-tax profits rose by an estimated 10 per cent to £17m in the six months to 1 October . |