Sentence examples for by almost a tenth from inspiring English sources

The FTSE-100 index has fallen by almost a tenth since the March meeting and is down by about a fifth since its most recent peak last September.

Precisely because it is so small, Latvia had more scope than larger countries to adjust through emigration: its population has shrunk by almost a tenth since 2007.

The ratio of GDP per head in the three richest regions to the three poorest increased by almost a tenth between 1990 and 2009.

Carbon dioxide output fell by almost a tenth, as renewable energy generation rose to a new record high, accounting for nearly a fifth of electricity.

The growth of the hedge-fund industry came to a halt in 2008, as assets under management fell by almost a quarter and the number of funds shrunk by almost a tenth.

The Dutch swimmer Inge de Bruijn set her seventh world record in three weeks, lowering her own 50-meter freestyle mark by almost a tenth of a second to 24.39 seconds on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro.

The number of journeys on London's cycle-hire has fallen by almost a third compared to a year ago.

Its stock price has since fallen by almost a fifth.

Instead, I cut the position by almost a third.

Greece's economy has shrunk by almost a third.

Polio cases worldwide rose last year by almost a third.