Sentence examples for but lost about from inspiring English sources

He survived but lost about 40 relations.

The Lib Dems went up 1%, but lost about 10% of their representation in the Commons.

The city saved about $50,000 in salaries, but lost about $250,000 annually in toll revenue.

El País, a sober, entrenched newspaper, sells about 430,000 copies a day but lost about 5percentt of its sales last year.

Unlike some co-workers, Mr. Rairdon kept his job but lost about a quarter of his pay, he said outside the hall on a fairground in Edmonton, now a temporary home for him, his wife and their 10-month-old baby.

Last year, it generated sales of some $60 million, but lost about $22 million.

At $38.91, Daktronics is selling near its 52-week high, but Lin TV has been suffering, losing about 44% of its value in the past year.

But he lost about three points to George W. Bush in head-to-head polls after each of them.

Mr. Kindler made one sensible big deal and some mistakes, but shareholders lost about 20 percent of their investment during his four-and-a-half-year tenure.

Network Appliance, a maker of computer servers, was one of the best performers early in the year, but has lost about half its value since then.

A second rocket, launched in March 2007, made it to space but was lost about five minutes after launching because it began rolling uncontrollably.