Sentence examples for virtually halved from inspiring English sources

But the oil price has trebled; the gas price almost doubled, and the price of electricity has virtually halved," notes Dieter Helm, an Oxford-based energy consultant.British Energy's burdens are indeed heavy.

The glut of discounted metal has virtually halved the steel price in the past 12 months.

Rather than sapping support from the billionaire frontrunner, Cruz appears to have gained support from defectors from Carson, whose support nationally has virtually halved in the last month.

Significantly, the glut of discounted product has virtually halved the steel price in the past 12 months, making it hard for domestic producers to compete.

Rising cocaine abuse under this government, and the decline in the volume seized by police has virtually halved its street price – storing up problems for a whole generation of young people in our society".

It at least did better than its Future rival, Total Film, where print sales virtually halved over the same period, to just over 55,000 (fewer than Empire's subscriber base of 58,000, believed to be Bauer's biggest).

In China it almost halved.

Infant mortality has almost halved.

Its huge external surplus has almost halved.

Iron-ore prices have almost halved since last year.

Its chief executive resigned and the share price almost halved.