Sentence examples for by almost one third from inspiring English sources

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).

As a result, sales have fallen by almost one third.

It exceeds the population of Tel Aviv itself by almost one third.

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.

Since bottoming on May 23rd, the Nasdaq has risen by almost one-third, though it is 20% below the March high.Similarly, the consumption boom of recent years belies the notion that Americans' desires for new goods are sated.

It is refusing a demand by almost one-third of its investors to have a straightforward vote on a critical decision for the company's future.

Contracts with small businesses dropped by almost one-third.

The government has slashed the immigrant intake by almost one-third, to 80,000 a year.

Profit in Citigroup's investment bank was down by almost one-third from a year ago, falling to $1.2 billion.