Sentence examples for nearly a sixth from inspiring English sources

In 2011 just 102 of the 8m digital musical tracks sold generated nearly a sixth of all sales.

And nearly a sixth of the students were not proficient in English, a reflection of rising immigration.

In 2003 nearly a sixth of Judith Basin's residents lived below the federal poverty level for a family of four of $18,400.

A12 President Bush visited Camp Pendleton, the Marine base that has been home to nearly a sixth of all the American troops killed in Iraq.

But over the last decade, waves of immigration have greatly reshaped the district so that it is now more than a third Hispanic and nearly a sixth Asian.

In the year to March 2001, children's brands raked in £90m for BBC Worldwide, the corporation's commercial arm, or nearly a sixth of total turnover, up from £10m just four years ago.

Nearly a third are in China alone.

GDP shrank by nearly a tenth.

"Nearly a third lighter than I thought".

Applications are up nearly a fifth, apparently.

Assassinations also rose by nearly a third.