Example sentences of "[conj] [adv prt] to [art] third " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps most important is the observation that up to a third of confirmed alcoholics have completely normal liver histology . |
| 2 | Ellstrand estimated that up to a third of all crop varieties are pollinated by insects . |
| 3 | Farms are a soft target for arsonists , according to a report which says that up to a third of farm fires are caused deliberately . |
| 4 | Salami are usually air-dried at a constant temperature during which time they lose well over a quarter and up to a third of their original weight through evaporation of the water content . |
| 5 | In Australia , only 1,600 Britons have registered even though two million retain British citizenship and up to a third are thought to qualify under the 20-year rule . |
| 6 | All power was knocked out by Hurricane Iniki and up to a third of the buildings were flattened . |
| 7 | It is estimated that in south-east Asia , some third or two-thirds of the residual trees are damaged irreparably while up to a third of the area is left as bare ground , often compacted by the forestry machinery . |