Example sentences of "offer of a [num] [no cls] " in BNC.
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1 | The workforce at France 's most successful car manufacturer has rejected an earlier management offer of a 1.5 per cent pay rise and , in the face of what is widely seen here as management intransigence , the government reluctantly got involved in the private sector dispute yesterday evening , announcing that it would appoint an official conciliator . |
2 | The Federation of Miners , Metalworkers and Steelworkers abandoned a 229 per cent basic wage claim and settled for Mineroperu 's offer of a 45 per cent increase with minor benefits . |
3 | At Vauxhall the unions are divided on a two-year offer of a 9.7 per cent rise plus a lump sum payment of £200 in the first year and inflation-plus-£5 in the second . |
4 | Throughout the dispute Kenneth Clarke , the Secretary of State for Health , declared the government 's determination to adhere to its original offer of a 9 per cent increase over 18 months ( up to 16.3 per cent for the most highly qualified personnel ) . |
5 | On Jan. 4 miners ' leaders had called for a temporary halt to the march , after an offer by Prime Minister Yildirim Akbulut to hold talks , but two days later the march was resumed after union leaders had rejected a government offer of a 250 per cent pay rise . |