• This compares with a figure of just 2.6% in a similar survey of the general population.

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  • If I'm going to fill the frame with a figure, it's going to be a vulnerable position.

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  • That contrasts with a figure of 1, 400 accreditations for McVeigh's death, which saw the prison area dotted with satellite vans and media tents.

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  • Though Craig Buntin may be more comfortable with a figure of eight, the Olympic pair skater is now studying for his MBA at Desautels-McGill.

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  • It indicated a modest improvement in Scottish job market conditions in February, with a figure of 51.2, down from 53.9 in January and 56 in December.

    BBC: Fall in Scottish permanent job placements

  • It is predicted that by 2018, 56% of people aged 85 and over will have some natural teeth, compared with a figure of 19% in 1998.

    BBC: Dentists warn over ageing teeth

  • It sits at the junction between New Abbey Road and Rotchell Road in Dumfries and is topped with a figure of a soldier in army field dress.

    BBC: Dumfries war memorial hit by vandals

  • Over the 12 months to the end of June this year, eight councils saw their recycling rates fall, with Swansea, RCT, Torfaen and Newport finishing the period with a figure below 50%.

    BBC: Councils recycle 53% of waste, Wales figures show

  • It even says that there are huge differences within some regions, pointing out that in north west England, a 38% poverty level among children living in Manchester can be contrasted with a figure of 7% in Ribble Valley.

    BBC: Campaign reveals 'wide disparity' in UK child poverty

  • But it is dismaying that conservatives should feel a natural kinship with a figure whose defining characteristics would seem even to them to be a back up against the wall, a sharply limited number of options, and very little time remaining.

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  • It would be hard, no doubt, for any team of British filmmakers to deal with a figure as masterful, virulent, and divisive as Thatcher, but this bio-pic, written by Abi Morgan and directed by Phyllida Lloyd, is an oddly unsettled compound of glorification and malice.

    NEWYORKER: Battle Stations

  • "Here's this heavy metaphysical painting with a father figure whose head could be bobbed up and down like a yo-yo, played with, or dropped, " Ms. Fort says.

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  • This was down on the year before and compares with a UK figure of 68%.

    BBC: Good Beach Guide rankings washed out by Scottish downpours

  • Core Retail Sales figures which do not include automobiles came out even worse with a contraction figure of 0.5% for the same period.

    FORBES: Dismal Home Sales Sap Greenback

  • At 12.2% as of February, California now has the second-highest unemployment rate (after Nevada) of all American states, compared with a national figure of 8.8% in March.

    ECONOMIST: The people's will

  • In between these two works is "Errand, " Ms. Eilber's revision of Graham's "Errand into the Maze, " which depicts the drama of a Theseus-like woman and her encounter with a minotaur figure, set to Gian Carlo Menotti's music.

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  • He said he thought there were enough "exceptions" to the Uefa rules that English clubs making a financial loss could then use to make sure they were able to come up with a reduced figure which was acceptable to European football's governing body.

    BBC: Premier League clubs 'can meet Uefa financial rules'

  • Most countries would still be happy with such a figure, but it has become an article of faith in China that output needs to grow by at least 8% a year to create enough jobs for the millions of rural Chinese moving to cities.

    ECONOMIST: China's economy

  • The game was remarkably open, with Milner a prominent figure, and he brought a fine diving save from Kusczcak with a 20-yard effort.

    BBC: Aston Villa 1-2 Man Utd

  • Had Ellsworth closed, as many people expected, the vanishing tribe of Plains Democrats would have claimed that Mr Thune was a walking example of the dangers of replacing a senior figure with a fresh face.

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  • Its senior Orthodox prelate, Archbishop Anastasios, a scholarly figure with a deep knowledge of Islam, has been raising money from western churches to help the Kosovo refugees, and will use this weekend's Orthodox Christian Easter celebrations to pray for all victims of ethnic hatred.

    ECONOMIST: The refugees

  • I'm perfectly happy to include a version of Figure 4 in our response to Douglass et al. If we do go with inclusion of a Figure 4, you, Peter, Dian, Melissa, Steve Sherwood and John should decide whether you feel comfortable providing radiosonde data for such a Figure.

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  • But the company kept coming back with more and more questions, and a year later they made a seven-figure offer with a per-unit royalty tacked on as well.

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  • Roberta, 41, is a tall, gregarious figure with a mane of wavy brown hair who also started out as a model for her uncle and now manages events and red-carpet affairs.

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  • In an industry filled with tin-eared salespeople and guys in labcoats, Bertarelli was a dashing figure, complete with a beautiful blonde British wife, Kristy, and an obsession with sailboat racing.

    FORBES: A Billionaire Sells His Biotech

  • The world's first successful digital computer could produce the same numbers in thirty seconds that it took a person twelve hours to figure with a calculator.

    CNN: Gore re-boots ENIAC

  • Lavezzi is a powerfully-built and stocky figure with a deceptive pace, guile and touch about his game and he was at the heart of most of Napoli's threatening forward forays.

    BBC: Liverpool 3-1 Napoli

  • At an evening meeting she watched BigSmart distributor Jeff Fournier brag of leaving a six-figure job with a local mortgage company to make some serious bucks.

    FORBES: Con.com

  • Dr. Boen is a major business figure, with a reputation for the highest integrity and for being deeply concerned about improving the health care of his country.

    FORBES: Indonesia's Kalbe Farma Expands From Health Care To Juice Drinks and Beyond

  • TARA's founders, raves about a recent find in the Tassili n'Ajjer range: an anatomically perfect four-metre-long carving of a hippo hunted by an Egyptian-looking figure with a superbly sinuous bow.

    ECONOMIST: African rock art

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