2.283 USAGE NOTE

You put 'a minimum of', 'more than', and 'over' in front of a number.

• He needed a minimum of 26 Democratic votes.
• ...a school with more than 1300 pupils.
• I have been out of work for more than 12 months.
• Over 120,000 Ugandans have made this journey.
• The British have been on the island for over a thousand years.

You put 'or more' and 'plus' after a number or amount, and 'minimum' after an amount.

• They pay 50 per cent or more.
• ...a choice of three or more possibilities.
• This is the worst disaster I can remember in my 25 years plus as a police officer.
• They should be getting £38 a week minimum.

You put 'at least' in front of a number or after a number or amount.

• She had at least a dozen brandies.
• I must have slept twelve hours at least!