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per cent — (esp. BrE) (AmE usually percent) noun VERB + PER CENT ▪ account for, amount to, be equal to, comprise, constitute, equal, represent ▪ Overseas earnings accounted for 9% of th … Collocations dictionary
per cent*/*/*/ — [pəˈsent] noun [singular] I one part of every 100. Per cent is often shown using the symbol % Women now represent 50 per cent of the workforce.[/ex] He only owns 20% of the business.[/ex] II adj, adv per cent */*/[pəˈsent] equal to part of a… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Air transport and the environment (United Kingdom) — Increasing demand for air travel in the UK has resulted in a conflict between the desire to cater for that demand and the environmental consequences of doing so. In the past 25 years the UK air transport industry has seen sustained growth, and… … Wikipedia
Established Church of Scotland — Established Church of Scotland † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Established Church of Scotland The religious organization which has for three centuries and a half claimed the adherence of the majority of the inhabitants of Scotland, may be… … Catholic encyclopedia
increase */*/*/ — I UK [ɪnˈkriːs] / US [ɪnˈkrɪs] verb Word forms increase : present tense I/you/we/they increase he/she/it increases present participle increasing past tense increased past participle increased Other ways of saying increase: be/go up to increase:… … English dictionary
Lyric Opera San Diego — is a San Diego, California based theatre company specialising in Comic opera, Operetta, and Musical theatre. The company was founded in 1979, primarily for the purpose of performing Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. At the time it was known as the… … Wikipedia
Tom Traves — Thomas Donald Tom Traves (born 1948) is a Canadian academic professor and administrator. He has been the 10th President of Dalhousie University since 1995. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Traves received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1970 from the… … Wikipedia
increase*/*/*/ — [ɪnˈkriːs] verb [I/T] I to become larger in number or amount, or to make something do this We have managed to increase the number of patients treated.[/ex] The population has increased by 15 per cent.[/ex] The club has been increasing in… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Broadway–Lafayette Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line) — Infobox NYCS name = Broadway–Lafayette Street bg color = #FF6E1A line = IND Sixth Avenue Line service = Sixth platforms = 2 island platforms tracks = 4 passengers = 10.292 million pass year=2007 pass percent=7 borough = Manhattan transfer custom … Wikipedia
traffic — I UK [ˈtræfɪk] / US noun [uncountable] *** 1) a) the vehicles that are travelling in an area at a particular time At that time of night, there was no traffic on the roads. the huge volume of traffic in the city centre rush hour traffic b) [only… … English dictionary
cut corners — verb do something the cheapest or easiest way (Freq. 1) Cut corners to make a cheaper product • Hypernyms: ↑perform, ↑execute, ↑do • Verb Frames: Somebody s on something * * * … Useful english dictionary
