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

Percentage Points in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: percentage
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 50
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 31.1 words

Words in this phrase

percentage points

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • percentage can mean: The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole. Frequent word
  • points can mean: plural of point Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 1 start, 16 middle, 3 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 2 percentage points combined with 1× 0 3 percentage points 1× 0 4 percentage points per day 1× 0 5 percentage points 1× 0 6 percentage points nbs said 1× 0 8 percentage points per day 1× 1 6 percentage points lower than 1× 1 7 percentage points growth while 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a growing percentage 1× a margin of 1× against croatia picking 1× among women and 1× as a percentage 1× by comparison state 1×

Common sentence endings:

4 percentage points 2× 1 percentage points 1× 25 percentage points 1× 28 per cent 1× 3 percentage points 1× 5 percentage points 1×

Context words

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

increase 5× poll 4× per 4× two 4× growth 3× higher 3× august 3× five 3× last 3× accounted 2× net 2× rate 2×

Related phrases

basis points two points points rebounds added points scored points penalty points points ahead eight points nine points six points

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around percentage:

higher percentage 7× pass percentage 7× highest percentage 6×

Just before it in the phrase index:

percent stake percent respectively percent reduction percent increase percent decrease percent chance

Just after it in the phrase index:

perfectly cooked perfectly legal perfectly normal perform rating performing arts permanent home

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same ending:

basis points two points added points scored points penalty points eight points

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "percentage points" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 31.1 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 0 2 percentage points combined with, 0 3 percentage points, increase, poll and per stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with basis points, two points, points rebounds, higher percentage, pass percentage and highest percentage, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with percentage points

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

Short example sentences

Morris Park, which borders the airport (by two percentage points), and one precinct that runs along 38th Street (by one percentage point). (22 words)

A growing percentage of underwriters believe cyber insurance premiums will continue to increase slightly, however, up 22 percentage points from last year. (22 words)

The rate of chronic absenteeism among Latino students is 10 percentage points higher than the state, and 9 percentage points higher than the county’s average. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

The results of the quarterly survey revealed that 69% of executives said they’re optimistic about the economy over the course of the next 12 months, but this is down five percentage points from the second quarter and 10 percentage points from the first. (44 words)

Daily drydown rates will range from about 0.8 percentage points per day for grain that nears maturity in late August to about 0.4 percentage points per day for grain that nears maturity in mid- to late September. (39 words)

On Tuesday, the PBoC unveiled a policy interest rate cut of 0.2 percentage points, combined with a lowering of banks’ reserve requirements and the cutting of existing mortgage interest rates, both by 0.5 percentage points. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

The breakdown of GDP showed final consumption accounted for 1.7 percentage points growth, while capital formation accounted for 2.6 percentage points and net exports contributed 0.6 percentage points, NBS said.

The rate of chronic absenteeism among Latino students is 10 percentage points higher than the state, and 9 percentage points higher than the county’s average.

Among women and men with children, the difference was 7.2 percentage points, while for women and men without children it was 3.4 percentage points.

On Tuesday, the PBoC unveiled a policy interest rate cut of 0.2 percentage points, combined with a lowering of banks’ reserve requirements and the cutting of existing mortgage interest rates, both by 0.5 percentage points.

The results show a big shift from August to September, when Harris led by five percentage points in the August Times/Siena poll,the margin of error of 4.4 percentage points.

According to one tracking poll, Collins’ approval rating in Maine dropped 9 percentage points overall after her vote on Kavanaugh, to 45%, and her approval rating among Democrats dropped a whopping 25 percentage points.

A margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points means that a candidate’s actual support could easily be as much as three percentage points higher or lower than what the poll says.

Daily drydown rates will range from about 0.8 percentage points per day for grain that nears maturity in late August to about 0.4 percentage points per day for grain that nears maturity in mid- to late September.

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Notley saw 32 per cent support for this question (up two percentage points from the last Ipsos/Global News poll) while Jason Kenney slipped five percentage points to 28 per cent.

Against Croatia, picking Mendy and Sidibié would increase France’s chance of conceding a goal by three percentage points, but also increase their chance of scoring by four percentage points, a net gain.

The PSA reported that services had the highest contribution to the overall growth in the third quarter with 4.1 percentage points, followed by industry with 2.1 percentage points.

The results of the quarterly survey revealed that 69% of executives said they’re optimistic about the economy over the course of the next 12 months, but this is down five percentage points from the second quarter and 10 percentage points from the first.

As a percentage of gross bookings, operating expenses were 13%, reflecting an improvement of 5 percentage points versus Q3 of 2022, primarily driven by our recent cost restructuring actions.

Morris Park, which borders the airport (by two percentage points), and one precinct that runs along 38th Street (by one percentage point).

Trump’s lead over Biden actually expanded by two percentage points in Georgia, by a single percentage point in Nevada and Wisconsin and remained unchanged in Arizona, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

A growing percentage of underwriters believe cyber insurance premiums will continue to increase slightly, however, up 22 percentage points from last year.

Milk, other dairy products and eggs with 9 percent share or 0.3 percentage point while fruits and nuts posted an inflation of 8.3 percent share or 0.3 percentage points.

The Rockets’ 45.9% shooting percentage from the field last season was 1.6 percentage points lower than the Mavericks gave up to their opponents (47.5%).

By comparison, state schools recorded an increase of six percentage points, while there was a four percentage point increase among students at further education and sixth-form colleges.

What’s even more admirable about Brown’s growth this season has been that he’s doing with a small uptick of just over two percentage points in usage percentage.

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