If General Yudhoyono had secured more than 50 percent of the votes, a runoff would not be necessary.

Ravitch lost, securing 5 percent of the vote.

In Manhattan, for example, it is customary to secure 80 percent or more of the financing on a building before construction begins.

Arshad said troops had secured 80 percent of the complex and were moving slowly, as the resistance was intense in the remaining areas.

Nokia said its goal was still to secure 40 percent of world mobile phone sales.

Is the entire war on terror to secure less than 3 percent of the world's oil production?

If the government can secure only ten percent of the people, the right ten percent, there is no problem.

To avoid a runoff, a candidate must secure more than half the votes cast and at least 25 percent of the registered voters in a district.

It took the Americans a week before they secured 80 percent of the western section of the city.

Now, Iraqi soldiers or police officers take the leading role in securing more than 70 percent of the city, including its most violent neighborhoods.