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Example sentences for "high percentage"

  • A practical application of osmotic effects is in the use of a high percentage of sugar in preserving fruits, etc.

  • In animals and man the organisms infecting the intestinal tract prefer a high percentage of moisture as a rule, especially those causing disease here.

  • It contains a high percentage of carbon, a small amount of volatile matter and little moisture.

  • It is reasonably safe to assume that any unpolluted water containing as high percentage of solids as 1000 parts of total solids to the million, and that is agreeable to the taste, would be safe for drinking.

  • Select 5 foods containing a high percentage of protein, 5 with a high percentage of carbohydrates, 5 with a high percentage of water.

  • Find three foods containing a high percentage of protein; of fat; of carbohydrate.

  • They will often lend to owners of such stocks with the stocks as collateral, up to a high percentage of the value of the stocks, but they will rarely trade their demand obligations for the stocks directly.

  • High wine, distilled spirits containing a high percentage of alcohol; -- usually in the plural.

  • Gas coal, a bituminous or hydrogenous coal yielding a high percentage of volatile matters, and therefore available for the manufacture of illuminating gas.

  • Fresh vegetables and fruits provide the body with a high percentage of water.

  • They contain a high percentage of water and only a small percentage of nutrients.

  • They also contain a high percentage of water and considerable cellulose.

  • A] [A] Squash is another vegetable containing a high percentage of carbohydrate.

  • However, when a severe diabetes is manifested and a high percentage of glucose and in some cases acetone bodies are found in the urine a more rigid treatment will be found necessary.

  • They leave the stomach more rapidly than any of the others, and for this reason will be found to give less discomfort than the foods containing a high percentage of protein and fat.

  • Not one farmer in a thousand seems to appreciate the advantage of having hay or grass containing a high percentage of nutriment.

  • I do not mean merely a heavy growth of grass, but grass containing a high percentage of nutriment.

  • Trunks of this cedar turn out a high percentage of clear lumber.

  • The size of the trunks, with their freedom from limbs, insures a high percentage of clear lumber when Sitka spruce is manufactured.

  • It grows rapidly, and the wide rings contain a high percentage of light colored springwood, though there is enough summerwood of darker color to give the dressed lumber a character.

  • The beans are still very wet, and on drying lose a high percentage of their moisture by evaporation before the cacao bean of commerce is obtained.

  • It has a fine characteristic aroma, which is so powerful that it masks the presence of a high percentage of unfermented beans.

  • He considers that cocoas containing a high percentage of cacao butter are preferable to those which contain low percentages, and that a 30 per cent.

  • The high content of protein makes it exceptionally valuable for young animals and milk cows, and the manure contains a high percentage of nitrogen.

  • It makes a close sod, preventing the growth of weeds and withstanding tramping, and contains a high percentage of protein.

  • A profitable agriculture is dependent upon a high percentage of humus in the soil.

  • Some limestone is a nearly pure calcium compound, and yields a pure lime, while much limestone contains a high percentage of magnesia.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "high percentage" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    erect posture; high and; high antiquity; high bank; high blood; high degree; high esteem; high fever; high food; high hand; high lands; high levels; high range; high reputation; high seat; high speeds; high temperature; high time; high winds; higher degree; higher education; higher form; higher rank; higher temperature; highly civilized; public welfare