The phrase "default about" is not a grammatically correct or commonly used phrase in written English.
It may be better to use phrases like "usually about" or "typically about" depending on the context.
Not to answer these questions is to make a profound decision, by default, about our own prospects for the future.
The vast majority of those who default — about 10 percent of 401(k) borrowers — do so after leaving an employer (you're typically required to pay the loan back in full within about 60 days).
Because Google employees are heavy Google product users, they care by default about the user experience on every level.
But Mr. Rogoff said he expected a wave of defaults about two years from now, when the countries now serving as implicit guarantors turn their focus to economic problems at home.
Hillsdale's default rate: about 1%, compared with a national average of about 10%.
It's smart to default to "about" 10 minutes ago though when it's really "about" triple that.
Canwest was in default on about 4 billion Canadian dollars in loans when it filed for bankruptcy in October.
They had come this close to declaring that New York had run out of cash and would default on about $100 million in borrowing due that afternoon.
The programs offer default assumptions about interest rates, inflation and expected rates of return on investments, but the user can change these.
In the first framework, market agents know when the default is about to occur, while in the latter default occurs by surprise.
Such policies reverse the usual default assumptions about what is permissible and place the onus on any individual who has reservations, to "opt out".
