Sentence examples for widened by 3 from inspiring English sources

The players' tunnel also required covering with a cage while the pitch was to be widened by 3 yards.

Originally wide, with a 3.5 feet footpath, the bridge was widened by 3 m, with two additional piles installed at each pier.

"Italian 10-year bond yield spreads have widened by 25 basis points versus Germany to a euro-era record.

For men in poor areas the gap has widened by 2%, and for women the figure is 11%.

The total trade deficit for goods and services widened by £5.5bn in the three months to February.

Bond yields have fallen further and pension fund deficits have widened by £100bn, according to PwC estimates.

The deficit in goods widened by £0.8bn to £10.2bn, its highest since April 2012 and one of the largest on record.

Over the three months to April – considered a better guide to the underlying trend by the ONS – the deficit in goods and services widened by £500m to £9bn.

Between the first and second quarters of 2016, the UK's deficit in goods and services combined widened by £0.4bn to £12.5bn.

Nevertheless, the UK's goods trade gap with the rest of the world widened by £1.9bn to a record high of £125bn in 2015.

Taking into account trade in UK services, as well as goods, over the three months to April, the total trade deficit widened by £1.9bn to £9.7bn.