Word: percents
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...majority of the council recognizes this fact and supports the efforts to reduce membership. But while the council has attempted to tighten its collective waistline three times in the last three years, because the vote would require 75 percent of council support as a constitutional amendment, the strongly supported measures have failed. By taking the issue to the students, the council is hoping to trim the fat once and for all. What was disturbing about the debates on Monday night during which the idea of a council size referendum was introduced was the council members' lack of confidence...
First, in the last year, not only has the volume of e-mail increased by 30 percent, but the average memory size of e-mail has doubled as people send more graphics, documents and music files over the Internet...
...Vegas is my home away from home away from school. I had been there 16 times--and my family decided to have a 17th go this Thanksgiving at the Land of 92 Percent Returns. No, no, we aren't high rollers and we don't own stock in Caesar's Palace. But, we were one of the few to first discover the Las Vegas miracle back in 1992 when all the renovation began to transform a pop culture embarrassment into a pop culture extravaganza. Seven years later, it's the most popular vacation destination in the world. The obvious question...
...would say about 80 percent of people come here for balance, to get away from stress," says Lee. " It keeps them focused...
...Even without conclusive scientific evidence or federal endorsement, the herbal therapy market has done pretty well for itself. In 1997, consumers spent $12 billion on natural supplements, nearly double the amount spent in 1994, according to Time. Sales continue to grow more than 10 percent a year...