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Article: cent
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology;      17 words ...cent (U.S., etc.) 1/100 of a dollar. XVIII. — F., or It. cento , L. centum HUNDRED . See also PER CENT .

Article: City crime goes up by more than 20 per cent.
Milton Keynes Citizen (Milton Keynes, England);  January 25, 2007 ;     360 words ......dramatic growth of the city - the official population...less than one per cent in that period - the...crimes rose by 20.1 per cent from April to November...recorded across the city than in the same period...and Saturday. The city's other MP, Dr Phyllis...close to a 45 per cent ...

Article: Creswell may vote on gas tax.(City/Region)(A public hearing on the proposed 3-cents-per-gallon street maintenance and repair fee is scheduled for July 7)
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);  June 24, 2008 ;     547 words ......Register-Guard CRESWELL - Voters are likely find a city gas tax measure on their Nov. 4 general election ballots, the City Council decided Monday night. Councilors unanimously directed the city staff to prepare a resolution for a 3-cents-per-gallon...

Article: HUNGARY: WAGE INCREASE BELOW 6 PER CENT.
IPR Strategic Business Information Database;  January 7, 2009 ;     36 words ...For 2009, the Central Bank in Hungary projects a wage increase below 6 per cent in both scenarios. In the first scenario, wage dynamics may drop to 5-6 per cent by 2010, while the second scenario projects wage growth near 4 per cent.

Article: per cent
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology;      45 words ...per cent by the hundred, in every hundred. XVI. In earliest exx. per cento , per centum ; prob. orig. as a financial term — It. per cento , with partial assim. to F. pour cent ; often written per cent. , as if an abbrev. of L. per centum ; see PER , CENT . Hence percentage XVIII.

Article: Gas tax advocates urge voter support.(City/Region)(The measure would increase Springfield's per-gallon tax to 5 cents, with the money raised going to maintain city streets)
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);  May 1, 2009 ;     581 words ......roads is $1 million a mile, committee chairwoman and former city councilor Anne Ballew said. With annual road payments from...gone and more fuel-efficient cars at the pump hurting the city's gas tax revenue, the city just doesn't have enough to keep its programs going, she...the increase would cost the ...

Article: Springfield may see higher gas tax.(City/Region)(The City Council is considering a 4-cent raise to 7 cents a gallon to shore up a depleted road improvement fund)
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);  January 13, 2009 ;     529 words ......per gallon. Eugene is the only city in the state that assesses a 5-cent gas tax. Despite cutting projected...than $610,000 this year, the city is still about $300,000 short...capital projects is empty. A 4-cent increase would bring in about $1.1 million, allowing the city to reinstate ...

Article: cent.
The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations;      27 words ...cent. Currency centavo • Currency centesimo • centigrade • centime • central • centrifugal • centum (Latin: hundred) • century

Article: In the first seven months of 2007, average employment was up by 14,400 or 3.0 per cent, to 500,400, compared to the same period in 2006.(EMPLOYMENT)(Brief article)
SaskBusiness;  September 1, 2007 ;     55 words ......average employment was up by 14,400 or 3.0 per cent, to 500,400, compared to the same period in...unemployment rate (seasonally unadjusted) was 4.8 per cent in July 2007. Saskatchewan had the fourth...the national unemployment rate of 6.2 per cent.

Article: ESTONIA: REAL GDP MAY DECLINE UP TO 5.5 PER CENT.
IPR Strategic Business Information Database;  February 19, 2009 ;     52 words ......considerably, Estonia's real GDP may decline up to 5.5 per cent this year. This estimate of Eesti Pank generally complies...economies of Estonia's trading partners decrease 3 per cent on average, Estonia's economy may decline up to 9 per cent.

Article: Council extends current gas tax rate.(City/Region)(Eugene's decision to renew a 2-cent portion of the 5-cent tax is likely to be challenged)
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);  January 29, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Feb. 28, 2011. The city's gas tax raises...amount by ending the 2-cent portion of the tax...signatures to put the 2-cent portion of the tax...council's action, the city's gas tax would be...signatures to put the 2-cent tax question before...along with a 3-cent increase of the ...

Article: Help Celebrate Earth Day with ``Free'' E-Waste Recycling; City to Receive 20 Cents Per Pound on Most Items.
Business Wire;  April 20, 2006 ;     497 words ......free recycling services. I look forward to working with the City this Earth Day and in the future. E-Waste contains hazardous...at the landfill, and generally costs money to recycle. The City of Fresno is committed to recycling, said Mayor Alan Autry...street). Recycling will be available from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. ...

Article: centésimo
A Dictionary of Business and Management;      22 words ...centésimo 1. A monetary unit of Panama, worth one hundredth of a balboa . 2. A monetary unit of Uruguay, worth one hundredth of a peso .

Article: Springfield response to 4-cent gas tax hike turns mostly cool.(City/Region)
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);  February 18, 2009 ;     700+ words ......residents gave the City Council as to why...against a proposed 4-cent gas tax increase...Eugene, which has a 5-cent tax. City Planning Commission...One resident, former City Councilor Greg Shaver...forward to support the 4-cent tax bump, saying he...