Sentence examples for increased by a third from inspiring English sources

Pre-tax profit increased by a third to £104m.

They have increased by a third so far this year.

Over that period, spending on consultancy increased by a third.

Long-tailed tits have increased by a third, and coal tits by a quarter.

Class sizes increased by a third, and extra classrooms had to be built.

In the last 10 years, consumption of sugary drinks worldwide increased by a third.

But here the number of teacher vacancies has increased by a third in the last year.

In the last decade, urban populations in less developed regions increased by a third.

Among adults in their 20s participation in higher education has increased by a third.

* * * Complaints about packaged current accounts increased by a third last year, the Financial Ombudsman said.

That was already a world-leading figure, but by 2003 it had increased by a third, to 20 square feet.