Sentence examples for dipped by a third from inspiring English sources
One of Labour's proudest boasts is that crime has dipped by a third since it came to power in 1997 (critics counter that serious offences have become more common).Prisoner numbers have risen partly because the police are bringing more offenders to justice.
In the secondary market for tax-exempt municipal bonds, prices dipped by about an eighth of a point in sluggish trading, participants said.
Following the co-purchase of the ketchup maker, his reserves will dip by almost a third to about $30 billion.
The number with jobs declined by 1.3percentt, and the labor-force participation rate dipped by seven-tenths of a percentage point, a sign that many job seekers are giving up in frustration.
The murder rate has fallen by almost half, rape is down by a third, and assault causing grievous bodily harm has dipped by more than a fifth.
Smartwatch sales reportedly dipped by one-third this year, according to analyst estimates.
Mr. Armstrong has proved box-office gold every week that he has played St. Jimmy; he did not perform in the musical last week, for instance, and its grosses dipped by about one-third - or $332,598 - compared to the week before when he was performing in the role.
With five weeks to go before polling day, Brazil's opposition must therefore have quietly rejoiced at official data released on August 29th, showing that GDP had dipped by 0.6% in the second quarter and by 0.2% in the first.
Profits dipped, by 3.3%, for the first time in Ryohin Keikaku's history.
Nowhere, though, did it dip below a third.
