Sentence examples for a third declined from inspiring English sources

Around two thirds of sports showed an increase, but a third declined.

Last year the charter's middle school was 57% white, among those who reported an ethnicity (and a third declined to do so).

One participant declined because of retirement, another declined because of other obligations, a third declined because of a change in field of work.

The S.& P. 500 fell 3.1 percent in August and lost 1.8 percent for the week in a third decline in the last four weeks.

Its U.S. sales at stores open at least a year unexpectedly fell 0.3percentt last quarter, a second decline in a row, prompting the world's largest retailer to lower its sales forecast for the year.

Some trees survived into the early 20th century, then a second decline of unknown cause began either erosion or floods in the creek were responsible for their destruction, or the water table has lowered out of reach of the trees' roots.

A second decline was seen at the time of initiation of anakinra.

The proportion of patients continuing metformin use, even after a first decline brought the eGFR below 30 mL/min/1.73 m, was 44% in Denmark and 62% in the UK.

A third advertiser declined to be named, and representatives for Toyota were unavailable to comment.

A fourth teenager declined to identify himself, the police said.

Mr. Burns said the civil division of the Justice Department, which handles the cases, has been nonpolitical and commonly joins an action, after first declining, once new information emerges.