large percentage

collocation in English

meaningsoflargeandpercentage

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large
adjective
uk
/lɑːdʒ/us
/lɑːrdʒ/
big in size ...
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percentage
noun
uk
/pəˈsen.tɪdʒ/us
/pɚˈsen.t̬ɪdʒ/
an amount of something, often expressed as a number out ...
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(Definition oflargeandpercentagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflarge percentage

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In general, reflexive pronouns do not form alargepercentageof postverbal pronouns.
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While a majority (66 per cent) of respondents are on the main diagonal, alargepercentage(34 per cent) are off of it.
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Alargepercentageof philosophy graduates now work in healthcare fields.
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As a result, the placenta receives alargepercentage(40-50%) of the total fetal cardiac output.
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Several factors may account for thelargepercentageof secure attachments in the comparison group.
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Their predominantly male autistic sample was compared to pediatric patients, alargepercentageof whom were females.
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When it approaches 0, a 1-min prediction error can represent alargepercentageerror.
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Formally, however, alargepercentageof these nouns also has, in both languages, the final -a marker.
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However, alargepercentageof subjects, 18.2%, were unable to tolerate the supplement over the six-month study period.
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Explanatory models constructed using seed size and shape nearly always leave alargepercentageof variability unexplained.
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The scenic display was extraordinary and may well have consumed alargepercentageof the spectators' attention.
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Does thelargepercentageof this pottery suggest non-gift-giving functions?
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Alargepercentage(33 %) of the pregnant women who did not plan to become pregnant used contraceptive methods, yet became pregnant.
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Moreover, alargepercentageof children at each age group produced at least one metaphoric compound during the course of the study.
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This shows a comparativelylargepercentageof agricultural workers being affected during pesticide application, compared to the national average figure of 8.1 per cent.
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When the "corner point" values are extremely low, even small absolute errors in predictions meanlargepercentageerrors.
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Aetiological agents of alargepercentageof diarrhoea cases among adults normally remain unknown.
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Local organisations control the bulk of patronage distribution, mobilise activists, and deliver alargepercentageof the party vote.
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This could lead to alargepercentageerror, but the absolute size of the welfare bias remains small.
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