Sentence examples for equivalent to almost one from inspiring English sources

Some 5.7 million Spaniards, equivalent to almost one in four of the workforce, are now seeking jobs, according to official figures.

Four million cats and dogs are put down in U.S. shelters each year, equivalent to almost one animal every eight seconds, says the Humane Society.

Nearly half (44%) of all assaults are alcohol-related (equivalent to almost one million annually) and one in five takes place near a bar, pub or other licensed drinking venue [ 4].

The council says the machine can recycle 100,000 mattresses, equivalent to almost one mattress from every household in Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Here's our daily business round-up: Some 5.7 million Spaniards, equivalent to almost one in four, are now seeking work, according to official figures.

In 2011 multiple corruption scandals implicated senior officials and cabinet ministers in India, involving sums of public money thought to be equivalent to almost one-quarter of India's GDP, and casting doubt on the public policy formation in sectors crucial to India's economic growth -- such as infrastructure and telecommunications.

On September 24th Japan's Nomura, which picked up bits of Lehman Brothers last year, said it would raise up to $5.6 billion—equivalent to almost one-third of its existing share count.

That such protection is equivalent to almost half a million dollars of insurance on average?

Approximately one person dies from a tobacco-related disease every six seconds, equivalent to almost six million people a year.

Durbin noted that one 16-ounce can of Monster has 160 milligrams of caffeine, equivalent to almost five cans of a regular soft drink.

"That's equivalent to almost $250,000 in funding," Botla says.