Sentence examples for were a third of from inspiring English sources

In no previous best-books list were a third of the choices first books.

'At one point there were a third of a million people suspected of being the Yorkshire Ripper,' he said.

Half of all immigration appeals were successful, as were a third of cases to overturn school admission decisions and 42% of challenges to child support.

By the 15th day of gestation, foetuses from the high protein group were a third of a day behind the control group in their development.

If it were a third of the price, it would be more charming, but then would the sparkling wine snob give it a second glance?

Some 5,600 hectares (13,000 acres) of coca were sprayed with weedkiller by the police; so too were a third of the food crops on the affected farms, according to a local farmers' association.

"This is a first-of-a-kind campaign," he adds.

"That's a third of our team".

Sept. 11, 2001, was a third of a lifetime ago.

It is a third of an acre, not a quarter.

This is a third of the average annual income (£15,310).