Sentence examples for lost a percentage from inspiring English sources

Buses and coaches lost a percentage point, to 8.2%, with air travel (excluding flights to outside the EU) gaining more than a point, to 8.9%.Some countries may have overextended their networks.

By shrinking, the three have already each lost a percentage point of market share in bond-trading to their American rivals.The Fed admits it has thrown sand in the gears of global finance, but argues that the trade-off is worth it.

Apple and its iPhone, Strategy Analytics Woody Ohh notes, also lost a percentage point "because of its limited presence at the lower end of the smartphone market".

Trading was choppy: The blue-chip index gained or lost a percentage point or more on 20 of the month's 23 trading days.

The index gained or lost a percentage point or more on 13 of 22 market days in the month and takes a 14% year-to-date loss into August.

After a volatile month, in which the S&P 500 gained or lost a percentage point or more on 10 days, the index finished August with a 1% gain.

"You have to expect to lose a percentage".

"Farmers are willing to lose a percentage of their crop to wildlife damage.

But a state that chooses this course would lose a percentage — or perhaps all — of the federal funds that the health care bill would funnel to state governments.

Over the long haul, even good players will lose a percentage of their wagers (usually less than 1%) to the casino.

There's about a hundred bucks delta there, which will probably convince Comcast to unbundle some of their premium network shows to tap the new Airplay audience without losing a percentage of those customers.