Sentence examples for by around a sixth from inspiring English sources

Welsh is only spoken by around a sixth of the population of Wales — or some 562,000 people — but enough of those Welsh speakers are tweeting in Welsh to have allowed the researchers to compile a database of source material to use as a jumping off point for more detailed field research.

Demand increases by around a fifth every year.

NME's circulation was falling by around a fifth annually.

But it has since resumed falling and is down by around a third in the last four weeks.

Production in the area is still down by around a third.

They are scaling back the number of films they make by around a third.

This year they have dropped by around a fifth since February.Property remains the favourite asset of the retail investor.

Since 2008, it has seen the number of people relying on their hampers rise by around a fifth each year.

Liquefying gas for shipping across the world is horrendously energy-intensive, raising effective emissions by around a fifth.

Separately Anglos's Kumba iron ore unit has warned its profits fell by around a third in 2012.

Last month Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway business cut its stake in Tesco by around a fifth to 3.98%.