Example sentences of "than a quarter [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of the total sample of around 95,000 trees , 23.5 per cent were more than a quarter defoliated in 1992 , and were thus classified as damaged , compared with 22.2 per cent in 1991 . |
| 2 | The countries with the most damaged trees were the United Kingdom ( with 58.3 per cent more than a quarter defoliated ) , and the Czech Republic , Poland , Latvia , Slovakia , Estonia , Norway , Germany , Denmark , Netherlands , Bulgaria , Portugal , Hungary and Luxembourg . |
| 3 | Moreover , among persons of working age in Kosovo , less than a quarter have jobs in the social sector , because there are many small peasant households ( with very low incomes ) and a high level of unemployment . |
| 4 | Less than a quarter claimed to be ( or looked ) miserable or confused . |
| 5 | Less than a quarter claimed to have read all of it or to remember the topics it dealt with . |
| 6 | Even among those who stated their overall dissatisfaction , when asked to indicate their reasons , less than a quarter cited high charges as the reason ( service or errors made racked up a much higher 38 per cent ) . |
| 7 | Fewer than a quarter described themselves as ‘ just listening ’ in a 1971 survey . |
| 8 | Rather more than a quarter did not want a permanent job . |