Sentence examples for increase by half from inspiring English sources

Now, for each percentage point of growth, jobs only increase by half as much.

In western states in the late 2040s, the number of these smoke waves will increase by half, the epidemiologists calculated.

St. Francois Xavier, a secondary school, has seen its student body increase by half with 150 displaced teenagers.

Even if incomes have jumped by 10% by the time rates reach 3%, the study shows, the proportion of vulnerable borrowers would still increase by half, to 12%.

The nations of the Persian Gulf are likely to see their populations increase by half by 2030, and already import 60percentt of their food.

Under one proposal, landlords would be able to raise rents to recover renovation costs over 84 months, instead of 40, which would, in effect, cut the allowable rent increase by half.

Those lawmakers' dedicated staffs have increased by half since 1995.

Two years ago, its subscriber base, currently at 1,400, increased by half.

On the minus side, the city's debt increased by half on his watch.

In women, the death rate increased by half in both countries.

During the same time the wealth of the richest 62 has increased by half a trillion.