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Example sentences for: quarter

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In the central tourist quarter, an expanding number of buildings are being spruced up with the assistance of UNESCO and foreign foundations, but many others are propped up by wooden columns, lean-tos that appear to be merely forestalling the inevitable.
That ought to save the Pentagon at least a quarter on the dollar.
There are roughly a quarter billion pieces of First--Class mail for which individuals purchase the more expensive Certified Mail option.
78 million in July 1999, a total that under our terms would not have met the minimum for the second quarter of 1999.
The papers say that the cut is likely to be a quarter point, down to 5.25 percent.