Prepositions. 2% - a very small proportion of . 2-10% - a mere 3 percent OR a mere 5 percent of. 16% - A small minority . 24% - Almost a quarter . 25% - a quarter. 26% - Roughly one quarter . 32% - Nearly one-third (nearly a third)

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Prepositions

InMay,

In2002 

Inthe following year,

Inthe last year

From2010 to2020 

By1978 

Between1940 and1970 

Atthe beginning/end of the period

Throughoutthe period in question

Overa twelve-year period

Overthe next three years,

Overthe period in question

An Increase of30%.

  Decreased by15%.  

Dropped from200 inMay to150 inSeptember

Rose sharply overa period of10 years.

  Fell from50% tojust over30%

Paraphrasing numbers:

2% - a very small proportion of 

2-10% - a mere 3 percent OR a mere 5 percent of

16% - A small minority 

24% - Almost a quarter 

25% - a quarter

26% - Roughly one quarter 

32% - Nearly one-third (nearly a third)

49% - just under a half 

50% - a half 

51% - Just over a half 

70% - a large proportion of 

73% - Nearly three quarters 

72% - a significant majority of

+ adverbs

» Approximately

» Nearly 

» Roughly 

» Almost

» About 

» Around 

» Just over 

» Just under 

» Just around 

» Just about 

» Just below 

» A little more than

» A little less than

e. g.

Just under 60 percent of people in Canada went to fast food outlets in 2009. (58%)

Phrases for comparison

... by far the most popular item / product / language...

... the least popular product was...

... as popular as...  

... not as popular as...  

... not quite/nearly as expensive as...  

... did not sell as many computers as...  

... is three times higher than... (the number of intermediate students is three times higher than the number of students in elementary classes, at 80 and 77 students respectively).

... twice as many _____ as... (There were twice as many students in the... as students in the... )

... much more popular 

more languages

...   fewer students

...   the highest percentage of

the lowest proportion of

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Prepositions. 2% - a very small proportion of . 2-10% - a mere 3 percent OR a mere 5 percent of. 16% - A small minority . 24% - Almost a quarter . 25% - a quarter. 26% - Roughly one quarter . 32% - Nearly one-third (nearly a third)

Prepositions. 2% - a very small proportion of . 2-10% - a mere 3 percent OR a mere 5 percent of. 16% - A small minority . 24% - Almost a quarter . 25% - a quarter. 26% - Roughly one quarter . 32% - Nearly one-third (nearly a third)