Sentence examples for grew by a third from inspiring English sources

Pre-tax profits grew by a third to £43.5m.

In 1996 it grew by a third when it bought America's Mercantile & General Re.

From the late 1990s to 2007, the typical household debt grew by a third.

After Clinton's appearance, he said, conference attendance grew by a third.

Spending on product placement in the United States grew by a third last year.

The solar capacity in California grew by a third from 2007 to 2008.

Lending by the big four grew by a fifth in the year to October, according to Goldman Sachs.

Thanks to careful planning by water authorities many cities in the West have slashed per-capita water use; in the past 12 years Las Vegas has cut consumption by one-third as its population grew by a fifth.

The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment (Ukie) said digital and online revenues – from fans paying to download games or spending on items to enhance games – grew by a fifth to a record £2bn last year.

They also show that its mortgage lending to first time buyers in Wales grew by a fifth in 2012.

"The performance was pretty solid," said Cazenove analyst Mike Tattersall, who estimates annual revenues grew by a fifth at the division.