Example sentences of "from just under [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The United States population in 1980 was 226 million , up from just under 76 million in 1900 ( see Table 1.1 ) . |
| 2 | Like Ringmer , the population of the village has rapidly expanded in recent years from just under 2,000 in 1971 to over 3,000 in 1981 . |
| 3 | These show an accelerating rate of growth , not only in the rate of increase in VAT registered businesses , to a net average of 1,200 a week in the past year — 50 per cent up on the previous year — but also in the self-employed , who rose from just under two million to more than three million . |
| 4 | For example , the number of indictable offenders found guilty in all courts increased from just under 40,000 in 1939 to 340,000 in 1999 . |
| 5 | The total number of passengers in fact doubled between 1982 and 1992 from just under five million to ten million . |
| 6 | Between 1979/80 and 1988/89 the number of people in receipt of supplementary benefit/income support increased from just under 3 million to 4.9 million . |
| 7 | Admittedly the rise is small — from just under 24 per cent of the vote to 25.6 . |