Sentence examples for increased to half from inspiring English sources

A century later, their numbers had increased to half a billion, causing environmental depredation.

That is why for most of the countries, the PV installations at the rooftop of commercial and residential buildings are aimed to be increased to half of total installed PV.

Culls increased to half of all doe exits under the alternative culling protocol of doe removal at first reproductive failure (Table 3).

A little over 40% of participants who reported marijuana smoking used it for symptom relief at baseline, and this proportion increased to half during follow-up.

Less than a third of children with wheeze had evidence of atopy to the dominant sensitizing allergens in our study population, house dust mite and cockroach, whereas this proportion increased to half among adolescents.

Though their hours have increased to half-time and their wages have steadily improved, the choristers, who supplement their incomes with church and teaching jobs, still aspire to parity with the orchestra.

Today some 2.8 billion people face insufficient supplies of fresh water, and according to the United Nations that number is set to increase to half the world's population by 2030.

About a third of Africans live in urban areas, but by 2030 this will increase to half; and more than 60% of Africa's population is under 25, and that will rise to 75% by 2015.

It also revealed that four in 10 over 55 do not plan to take any form of paid-for advice or free guidance at all, increasing to half of those over the age of 50.

The first phase, due to be completed by 2010, will accommodate some 25,000 people, the firm says, and the total population will increase to half a million by 2040.

About one third of community-dwelling older people falls at least once a year [ 4], increasing to half of people aged 80 years and over [ 5].