Sentence examples for by around a half from inspiring English sources

Each of these benefits was also mentioned by around a half of the in-charges.

Point-of-use filtration systems probably reduce diarrhoea by around a half (moderate quality evidence).

Point-of-use filtration systems probably reduce diarrhoea by around a half (RR 0.48, 95% CI 0.38 to 0.59, 18 trials, 15,582 participants, moderate quality evidence).

Meta-analyses of observational studies suggest that NSAIDs reduce the risk of colorectal cancer by around a half (Garcia Rodriguez and Huerta-Alvarez, 2000).

Rates of HIV transmission to children have decreased substantially – among the 21 Global Plan priority countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa, MTCT rates have decreased by around a half or more since 2009 [ 3].

Water filtration at home probably reduces diarrhoea by around a half (moderate quality evidence), and effects were consistently seen with ceramic filters (moderate quality evidence), biosand systems (moderate quality evidence) and LifeStraw® filters (low quality evidence).

A recent study which tracked 50 countries between 1960 and 2000 shows that every additional year of average educational attainment a nation achieves raises the average annual GDP by around half a percentage point.

The pound has risen by around half a cent against the dollar since the speech began, erasing most of its losses to $1.551.

He strove to hit a target of increasing annual revenues by around half, to €100 billion ($135 billion).

In January, the competition authority found that they had colluded to push up the price of more than 200 medicines by around half.

A Thames Water spokeswoman said: "We take our responsibilities to the environment extremely seriously, and have invested heavily in the past 12 months to reduce the number of pollution incidents by around half.