Sentence examples for by about from inspiring English sources

"by about" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is used to indicate an approximate amount of time or quantity. For example: "The project will be complete by about next Friday."

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Reduce by about half.

The Shanghai bourse fell by about 14%.

Imports from everywhere fell by about 20%.

Works by about 100 artists.

Increasing waviness level can improve the elastic modulus by about 23%, strength by about 65% and toughness by about 42%.

We found that TFPs in Japan reduced CO2 emissions by about 19% and car use by about 18%, while increasing the use of public transport by about 50%.

I'm usually up by about 7 30.

Democrats overestimate it by about 40 points.

Prediction: Munster by about seven points.

Prediction: Ulster by about seven points.

Verdict: Leicester by about seven points.

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