The UK has slashed support for asylum seekers -- many of whom are entirely dependent on government aid because they are not allowed to work -- by almost one third.
One of the earliest uses of QALYs to guide policy, it suggested that screening would reduce the death rate from breast cancer by almost one third with few harms and at low cost (for details see appendix on bmj.com).
Cordiant's stock fell by almost one third after the announcement, then recovered to close at 8.5 pence13.7.7 cents), a fall of 11percentt for the day.
He was appointed chairman of the British Transport Commission, which controlled all elements of state-run transport, and, two years later, he produced his famous report proposing to cut the rail network by almost one third.
It is easier to understand why there were disturbances at HMP Swaleside, Lewes and Bedford – the number of officers in state-run prisons was cut by almost one third between 2010 and 2015.
As for city government, the big trouble began in 1991, when the state economy was in a recession and New York State drastically cut aid to cities; Troy's fell by almost one third.
According to a November 1981 report by the Louisiana Department of Education after passage of Act 685, "similar bills [were] currently being examined by almost one third of the state legislatures across the country" (Rachal 1981).
The respondents were asked to rank eight issues in order of importance, religious faith or belief was considered to be least important by almost one third (32%) of the respondents.
In other words, about one-fifth of the country said they expect their charitable donations to go down by almost one third.
