UNIT 24

To compare A and B:
To parallel sth: to happen at the same time as something else, or be similar or equal to
something else; something very similar to something else, or a similarity between two things:
Eg: I'm trying to see if there are any obvious parallels between the two cases.
Eg: The events of the last ten days in some ways parallel those before the 1978 election.
Sector (n):
 In + Noun/Adj + sector
Eg: In the financial sector, banks and insurance companies have both lost a lot of money.
Eg: The country has a new policy of transferring state industries from the public sector to
the private sector.
Figure (n): number
Eg: the figure decreased considerably to 15%.
In single figures: any of the numbers from one to nine
Eg: The country's inflation rate is in single figures for the first time in a decade.
In double figures: any of the numbers from 10 to 99
Eg: The unemployment rate is now in double figures.
The percentage of + N + Vsingular
Eg: the percentage of female workers is 10%
The proportion of + N + Vsingular
The (small/big) number of + N + Vsingular
The diagram (n)
The (pie/bar) chart (n)
The line graph (n)

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To remain stable (v) = to stay the same (v) = not to change (v)
To drop/ go down (v) + by/ from … to ….
To rise/ go up/ grow (v) + by/ from … to …
To reach a peak (v)
To reach a bottom (v) = to hit bottom (v)
Rapidly (adv) = Sharply (adv) = Dramatically (adv)
Steadily (adv) = Gradually (adv) = Slowly (adv)
Significantly (adv) = Considerably (adv)
…..has the largest (number of) ...
... has the second largest (number of) ...
To account for …. %
... is as big as ...
... is twice as big as ...
... is bigger than ...
…..more than .... %
One-fourth (1/4)/ one-third (1/3)/ two-thirds (2/3)/ three-quarters (3/4)/ a half (1/2) + of …
There is/was/are + a/some + (big/significant/small) + change(s) + in ……
The chart is about….
The chart/table + (clearly) + shows/illustrates/ demonstrates (that)…..
It can be seen that …
It is evident that
It is apparent that
In general (adv)
Overall (adv)

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