cent

Converse of object

• compare: Broadband subscriptions rose to 69.2 per cent compared with 49.1 per cent in March 2005.
• invest: This is not good news for Equitable's fund, which is more than 80 per cent invested in fixed-interest assets.

Preposition: against

• dollar: THE EURO The EURO hit a five-month high, rising above 90 cents against the dollar.

Adjective modifier

• 80per: D Acceptable independent performance of at least 80per cent of the required clinical outcomes.

Modifies a noun

• stake: Mr. Savage claimed that a 50 per cent stake in the property was still owned by his previous wife.
• reduction: The Prime Minister has set a target for a 30 per cent reduction in vehicle crime by March 2004.
• rise: The ASTI is pursuing a claim for a 30 per cent rise in pay.
• increase: Devon has suffered a 100 per cent increase in TB over three years.
• discount: Group Discount 10 per cent discount for each grou pof tem or more students within the same price band.
• fall: A 30 or 40 per cent fall would be another matter.

Noun used with modifier

• th: The 1917 donation is of 700 v of Dante editions, translations and commentaries, many of 19 th and 20 th cent.

Preposition: off

• rooms/dates: More than 40 per cent off selected rooms/dates exclusively for LondonNet readers.

Preposition: in

• quarter: The economy grew by only 0.3 per cent in the second quarter of 2003.

Preposition: of

• respondent: The results showed that 77 per cent of respondents agreed.
• population: Only six per cent of the rural population is involved in agriculture.
• vote: In 1990 Aristide, a student of liberation theology, won an election with 67.5 per cent of the vote.
• household: Over 50 per cent of such households had less than half average income in 1996/97.
• voter: The poll also found that 7 per cent of voters are going to back the British National Party.
• patient: Information: Up to 50 per cent of cancer patients will be treated with radiotherapy.

Preposition: per

• annum: The UK aerospace sector is growing at over four per cent per annum and is currently estimated to employ over 150,000 people.