Sentence examples for close to a tenth from inspiring English sources

In a nation where close to a tenth of the population has diabetes and heart disease is the number-one killer, our food system is a national disgrace and a public health disaster.

It also found that close to a tenth (9.5%) of the bottom billion poor people live in developed, upper middle-income countries.

Each year, Kenyan households spend close to a tenth of their budget on health care payments.

It constitutes close to a third of total government expenditure.

Grujic was also close to a second before the interval.

Around 4m people, close to a third of the population, face grave food shortages.

Last year it was responsible for originating close to a third of the country's home loans.

Temporary contracts surged, soon accounting for close to a third of Spanish employment.

The country has more than 300m smokers, close to a third of the global total.

Pakistan is reeling from flooding that inundated close to a fifth of the country.

Within seconds, Cummings's strike partner, Chris Dagnall, had come agonisingly close to a second Hibs goal.