Example sentences of "fall by nearly [adj] [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | Amongst certain workers the average number of children born to a family fell by nearly 35 per cent between 1900 and 1911 . |
| 2 | Sales of packeted cigarettes fell by nearly 25 per cent between 1972 and 1984 . |
| 3 | Alan 's vitamin A levels fell by nearly 50 per cent in six weeks . |
| 4 | The average male sperm density has fallen by nearly 50 per cent over the past 50 years , according to a new Danish study of 15,000 men worldwide , suggesting that environmental factors may be to blame . |
| 5 | The hon. Gentleman neglected to mention that unemployment in his constituency has fallen by nearly 20 per cent . |