English example sentences with "tenths"

Possession is nine-tenths of the law.
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The Commerce Department reports retail sales rose seven-tenths of 1 percent last month mainly thanks to strong auto sales.
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Tom ate four-tenths of a pound of grilled eggplant on the mountain summit.
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Nine-tenths of our happiness depends on our health.
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The economy grew four-tenths of a percent in the quarter, reversing the slightly negative growth rate seen in the previous quarter. This is the largest such increase since the second quarter of 2002, and follows encouraging economic figures issued this week from the euro zone's three largest economies: Germany, France and Italy.
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If you’re a prosecutor presenting evidence to a Grand Jury, you’re nine tenths of the way to an indictment.
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The Norwegian government built the seed vault into the side of an icy mountain. The vault is kept at under minus eighteen and eight-tenths degrees Celsius. At that temperature, officials say, seeds can last many years even if cooling power is lost.
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