Below you will find example sentences with "per cent". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Per Cent in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: per
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 559
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 39.3 words

Words in this phrase

per cent

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • per can mean: For each. Common word
  • cent can mean: A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 12 start, 8 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

0 3 per cent gain in 1× 1 2 per cent in the 1× 1 4 per cent meridian up 1× 2 0 per cent 1× 2 1 per cent after the 1× 2 1 per cent and tech 1× 2 2 per cent 1× 2 4 per cent and bhp 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a quarter 26 1× across the country 1× annual headline inflation 1× australians are paying 1× biggest contributors to 1× energy had dropped 1×

Common sentence endings:

4 per cent 2× 0 per cent 1× 12 per cent 1× 13 per cent 1× 2 per cent 1× 73 per cent 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

down 5× price 4× rating 4× lower 4× fell 4× share 3× south 3× normal 3× west 3× protection 3× new 3× iron 2×

Related phrases

per share per hour yards per miles per per game earnings per per month per square rebounds per per pound

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around per:

per month 20× per year 13×

Just before it in the phrase index:

per carry peoples party peoples democratic people worldwide people willing people wanting

Just after it in the phrase index:

per dollar per game per hour per household per mile per minute

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

per share per hour per game per month per square per pound

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "per cent" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 39.3 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 0 3 per cent gain in, 1 2 per cent in the, down, price and rating stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with per share, per hour, yards per, per month and per year, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with per cent

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Biggest contributors to decline were gold (28 per cent), silver (12 per cent) and natural gas (18 per cent), while crude dipped 4 per cent. (25 words)

These parameters include population (45 per cent), equal share (25 per cent), poverty (20 per cent), land area (eight per cent) and fiscal responsibility (two per cent). (27 words)

The relief provided was in vouchers (46 per cent), payments towards accommodation costs (20 per cent), medical or pharmaceutical expenses (14 per cent) and direct cash payments (13 per cent). (30 words)

Longer example sentences

Across the country's regions, house price changes ranged from a 4.8 per cent decline in London and a 4.6 per cent fall in the South East, to a rise of 1.2 per cent in the North West and a slight 0.3 per cent gain in the West Midlands. (53 words)

For B.C.’s South Coast the snow pack is 70 per cent of normal — down 36 per cent from last year — while on Vancouver Island, it’s at 62 per cent of normal, and Upper Fraser West is the lowest in the province at 50 per cent of normal. (50 words)

While the PCs remain ahead of interim leader John Fraser’s Liberals, who polled at 22 per cent, and the New Democrats under Marit Stiles at 21 per cent, the party fell seven per cent – from 41 per cent – since the last Abacus poll on July 25. (47 words)

Example sentences (20)

The oil price is down about 12 per cent, iron ore 5 per cent, copper about 7 per cent, nickel more than 5 per cent and thermal coal 2 per cent from their levels in mid-January.

These parameters include population (45 per cent), equal share (25 per cent), poverty (20 per cent), land area (eight per cent) and fiscal responsibility (two per cent).

Australians are paying 14 per cent more for lamb than a year ago, seven per cent more for beef, 5.2 per cent for poultry, 3.6 per cent for breads and cereals and six per cent for dairy.

Biggest contributors to decline were gold (28 per cent), silver (12 per cent) and natural gas (18 per cent), while crude dipped 4 per cent.

Energy had dropped by 3.8 per cent, materials was down by 2.6 per cent, real estate had fallen 2.1 per cent and tech was down 2.0 per cent.

For B.C.’s South Coast the snow pack is 70 per cent of normal — down 36 per cent from last year — while on Vancouver Island, it’s at 62 per cent of normal, and Upper Fraser West is the lowest in the province at 50 per cent of normal.

It received an adult occupant protection rating of 96 per cent, a child occupant protection rating of 87 per cent, a vulnerable road user protection rating of 72 per cent, and a safety assist rating of 73 per cent.

She detailed how they each had to set aside 30 per cent of the money for long-term savings, 30 per cent for short-term savings, 10 per cent for tithe (money put towards the local church) and the remaining 30 per cent was for spending.

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The relief provided was in vouchers (46 per cent), payments towards accommodation costs (20 per cent), medical or pharmaceutical expenses (14 per cent) and direct cash payments (13 per cent).

The results also found 56 per cent of respondents were attending multiple race days, 33 per cent were attending one day, 9 per cent were staying for less than a week and 2 per cent were staying for more than a week.

The survey findings suggested that the proportion of employers hiring for mid-level has increased from 23 per cent to 27 per cent and for senior level roles it has increased from 9 per cent to 12 per cent.

Updated Treasury forecasts have prices in Queensland coming in at 44 per cent lower than previously expected, while they are predicted to be 38 per cent lower in NSW, 32 per cent lower in South Australia and 29 per cent lower in Victoria.

While the PCs remain ahead of interim leader John Fraser’s Liberals, who polled at 22 per cent, and the New Democrats under Marit Stiles at 21 per cent, the party fell seven per cent – from 41 per cent – since the last Abacus poll on July 25.

Across the country's regions, house price changes ranged from a 4.8 per cent decline in London and a 4.6 per cent fall in the South East, to a rise of 1.2 per cent in the North West and a slight 0.3 per cent gain in the West Midlands.

Annual headline inflation for the month of August dropped from 3.5 per cent to 2.7 per cent, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported on Wednesday, and underlying inflation also fell from 3.8 per cent to 3.4 per cent.

A quarter (26 per cent) want a dedicated room to work from, with spare bedrooms (20 per cent), living rooms (15 per cent) and dining rooms (nine per cent) currently the most common spots.

Fortescue shares fell 2.6 per cent, Rio Tinto was down 2.4 per cent and BHP shares lost 2.1 per cent after the price of iron ore fell 3 per cent in Singapore over the weekend.

Four provinces had single-digit average increases and were below the national average at 7.8 per cent in Nova Scotia, 7.4 per cent in Prince Edward Island, 6.5 per cent in Alberta and 5.6 per cent in New Brunswick.

It estimates Google has a market share of 90 per cent in publisher ad servers, 70 per cent in advertiser networks, 60 per cent in demand-side platforms and 50 per cent in ad exchanges.

It joined utilities as the only other industry sector with significant gains, amid share price rises for Origin Energy (up 1.4 per cent), Meridian (up 3.1 per cent), Mercury New Zealand (up 4.9 per cent) and AGL (up 2.2 per cent).

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