Last week Rio Tinto, the world's second-largest iron ore exporter, reported a 49 percent gain in fourth-quarter output.

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

Mr.Netanyahu enjoys a 49 percent approval rating, according to the poll published in the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz.

VOA: standard.2009.07.03

He says only 49 percent of Democrats, the president's own party, support the prize.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10