The phrase "almost a third lower" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a quantity or measurement that is nearly one-third less than a reference point.
Example: "The new model's energy consumption is almost a third lower than that of its predecessor."
Alternatives: "nearly one-third less" or "approximately 30% lower".
BP's share price is still almost a third lower than it was just before Deepwater Horizon at a time when oil prices have surged and it lags behind rivals such as Shell.
The first chunk of those cuts have now been announced, and by 2017-18 spending in unprotected departments will be almost a third lower than they were in 2010 once inflation is taken into account.
People who had a moderate amount of calcium – up to 820 milligrammes a day – in their diets from all sources, including supplements, had a heart attack risk almost a third lower than those with the lowest levels of calcium.
The first tranches of those cuts have now been announced, and by 2017-18 spending in unprotected departments (all departments apart from health, aid and education), will be almost a third lower than they were in 2010 once inflation is taken into account.
Whereas previously impacts were almost twice as high, they are now more than a third lower than those of the pumped hydropower store.
The agency's budget was cut almost in half at the beginning of the Reagan administration and remains a third lower than it was in the Carter administration, after adjusting for inflation.
This suggests that while for male migrants who marry a German spouse the propensity to send remittances is roughly a fourth lower, it is almost halved for women.
The strongly Christian enclave, where the Sabbath has traditionally been strictly observed, is a refuge from the ills of the 21st century and has a crime rate almost one third lower than the Scottish average.
Although the BPA levels in urine samples from this new group of people were lower by almost a third, the association remained between coronary heart disease and higher urinary BPA.
Almost a third of all injuries were to the lower trunk, including the hips.
Matt Farrugia, a research director at CAPP, said the poll showed lower support for a plebiscite than other recent research because of the high percentage of undecided respondents – almost a third.
