constitute ... per cent
Frequency: 8.218.1 per million words
To be a particular amount or part of a whole, expressed as a number out of 100.
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- Women constitute 15 per cent of the board.
- Last year, international students constituted 20 per cent of the total enrolment.
- We project that online sales will constitute 40 per cent of our revenue by next year.
- This single component constitutes a mere 2 per cent of the total weight.
- Although they are small, these pollutants constitute 5 per cent of the total air contamination.
- Recent figures show that retirees constitute 25 per cent of the volunteer workforce.
- Does this investment really constitute 10 per cent of your entire portfolio?
- The report found that exports to Asia constitute over 60 per cent of the country's trade.
- Carbon atoms constitute about 18 per cent of the human body's mass.
- Minority groups constitute a significant 30 per cent of the electorate in that district.