Sentences with phrase «per cent of the questions»

It was the opinion of 95 per cent of those questioned in October, 1935, by the National Conference of Jews and Christians that there was less anti-Semitism in their communities at that time than there had been at the beginning of the depression.

«Every single day 15 per cent of the questions people ask of Google are questions we've never seen before,» John Wiley, Google

In a new survey published by the AA today, 66 per cent of those questioned called for the limit to be reduced from 80 milligrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood to 50.

Overall, however, 58 per cent of those questioned favoured the official recognition of same - sex marriage; 25 per cent were opposed while 12 per cent expressed no opinion.

When asked who would make the best prime minister, 25 per cent of those questioned opted for the Conservative leader, ahead of 24 per cent for Mr Miliband, with 4 per cent preferring Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg.

Just 27 per cent of those questioned in the YouGov poll for the Sunday Times said they thought the chancellor was capable of replacing Tony Blair at No 10, compared to 57 per cent who said he was not.

Ed Miliband was named accurately by 64 per cent of those questioned but 23 per cent thought he was his brother David.

In addition, 80 per cent of those questioned said they were satisfied with their GP while the public perception of A&E and outpatient services in hospitals has risen over the past decade as spending tripled under Labour.

When the annual British Social Attitudes survey started in 1983, about 55 per cent of those questioned said they were very or quite satisfied with the way that the NHS is run.

In his presidential address, he quoted the results of a Daily Telegraph poll published this week which showed that only 11 per cent of those questioned think that the effects of science are «quite harmful or disastrous».

The poll of 1,000 16 - 17 - year - olds also revealed that 51 per cent of those questioned had cried as a result of exam stress.

When we asked about this we found that only one per cent of those we questioned had such help and support and had also found it helpful not only in coping with the abuse but also in reducing the number of abusive calls and visits.

However, 30 per cent of those questioned said their schools failed to warn them of the impact of their A-level choices.

41 per cent of those questioned wished they had considered which subjects would have been most useful.

Those with a HELOC did not fare much better: Although 79 per cent were quite confident of their level of knowledge, on average, they correctly responded to only 43 per cent of questions asked.

Despite the astonishing number of people who still use their mobiles abroad, 42 per cent of those questioned said they did not use their phone on holiday thanks to awareness of high roaming charges.

Not exact matches

Among the 42 per cent of users who did notice, 31 per cent say they've clicked on or followed one of the promoted items in question.

It's an important question, and one that could go some way toward explaining why GDP growth has averaged just 1.4 per cent in developed economies since 2010, compared to an average of 3.6 per cent between 1985 and 2007.

Poutsch plans to offer promoted questions, similar to Twitter's promoted tweets, at a rate of 50 cents per answer.

On a range of questions — such as whether Harper is doing a good job, is representing the «values» of people, and should run again in the 2015 election, the prime minister has support levels among Canadians that exceed 40 per cent.

Sevigny, along with his McMaster communications counterpart Philip Savage and Andrew Laing of Cormex Research found in their analysis that despite the amount of fighting in the House of Commons, MPs receive applause to their comments or questions 75 per cent of the time.

Nearly three out of four Quebecers questioned, or 74 per cent, said they did not believe the Harper government was doing a good job of protecting the environment.

Now here's a question: what percentage of that money was for takeovers, and what per cent for new business investment?

All of which raises the question: Where's the upside to justify the huge, 30 per cent premium being paid to Tim Hortons» shareholders?

On the question of whether public funding for elite private schools that charge more than $ 10,000 per year per student in tuition should be eliminated, 75 per cent of respondents agreed and more than half, 53 per cent, agreed strongly.

Whether an 8 3/4 or 9 1/2 per cent mortgage rate is a real bargain in a country with an underlying rate of inflation of 2 per cent is an open question, but the public seem to think it is.

«We're going to pose some tough questions to both candidates about economic issues, stemming directly from the survey results,» said Black, noting that 66 per cent of survey respondents said they want the City of Vancouver to pursue ways to champion the development of energy, natural resources and Port facilities.

On four key questions — Are you in favour of replacing the CEO; Are you in favour of revamping strategy; Are you in favour of a senior management upgrade; and Are you in favour of replacing board majority — more than 80 per cent of shareholders were either very positive or positive.

Not only are its people more polarized than ever over Puerto Rico's status question — whether to become a sovereign nation, become a state of the U.S. or stay as it is; it is the most impoverished North American territory, with an external debt of over $ 7 billion, an unemployment rate of more than 20 per cent, 65 per cent of its people on federal food stamps and 38 per cent who have an income below the poverty line.

The difficulties do not preclude finding great satisfaction in this work; 87 per cent of 4,000 scientists surveyed answered «Yes» to the question «If you had it to do over again, would you choose the same line of study?»

Our research has shown that 50 per cent of the people questioned thought the sermon was the most meaningful part of the service.

The researchers from the Roper Center at the University of Connecticut chose 2,000 such professors at random and received an impressive 57 - per - cent return as 1,112 took time to answer 200 questions.

Questioned after tucking into their food, two - fifths of respondents said they would choose a Climate Choice meal «often», while over half (54 per cent) opted for «now and then».

Residents of the district already pay a tax rate of 74 cents per $ 100 of equalized assessed valuation, one of the highest around, and there are questions of what will happen when the number of taxpayers decreases.

There has been a 35 per cent rise in the number of under - 18s admitted to A&E after binge drinking, parliamentary questions by the Liberal Democrats revealed.

The poll of 1,000 people aged between 11 and 25 found that 60 per cent felt unable to discuss terrorism with the police, while half of university attendees said bringing up these issues with academics was also out of the question.

Doubtless that will change the further we get from June's political car crash, but the key question is whether that average can be pushed up by the six per cent necessary to breach the psychological threshold of 30 per cent, above which Labour politicians can console themselves that they are within striking distance of the Tories.

More than half (55 per cent) of those questioned thought a large glass of wine would contain two units, when it actually contains three.

Following questions in the House from Labour and DUP members, the Leader of the House announced that there would be discussions with affected parties, and in March Chris Grayling presented a written statement to the Commons, detailing a much lower reduction of around five per cent in real terms.

Cameron continues to be an electoral asset to the Conservative party; on the «forced choice» question of a Cameron - led or Miliband - led government, the Conservative leader pulls ahead by five per cent points — well ahead of his party's traditional polling.

Discussing tomorrow's Guardian / ICM poll (showing Labour on 29 per cent, the Conservatives on 33 per cent, and the Lib Dems on 30 per cent), Ollie Grender said she did not find the prospect of a hung parliament «scary» — it was a question of proper preparation.

Meanwhile the research, which saw 1,864 voters north of the border questioned, put support for the Conservatives on 16 per cent with the Liberal Democrats backed by just 3 per cent.

Eighty - four per cent said they wanted to vary the format of the session with rapid fire Q&A s and more open questions.

While 81 per cent of voters do not think it matters if Mr Cameron smoked cannabis at school or university and 85 per cent think he should not have to answer «detailed questions about whether he tried drugs in his youth» the picture changes when more serious drugs are involved.

Over half of participants (57 per cent) had experienced violence at least once in the 18 - month follow - up period, from the first question session.

Seven per cent of all those questioned said they admired organisations like al - Qaida that «are prepared to fight the West», but this was sentiment was most marked among younger Muslims (13 per cent) than the older generation (three per cent).

However Mr Cameron came out on top in a YouGov survey for The Sun, with 36 per cent of the people questioned saying he won the debate, against 32 per cent for Mr Clegg and 29 per cent for Mr Brown.

A year ago, when his leadership was being questioned, he had a net satisfaction rating of minus 1 per cent, according to ConservativeHome.

«More than half (53 per cent) of those questioned today think that Britain would be worse off without the Royal family while only 14 per cent believe we would be better off without them.

Why should 62 per cent of Scots who voted to remain in the EU have their country's prospects curtailed, as they see it, because of English votes; in a reversal of the famous West Lothian Question (why should Scots MPs vote on English laws?)