Tenths Quotes

We have slight improvement in employment, maybe enough to bring down unemployment three- or four-tenths of a percent, but not enough to bring it down this far. - Loren Scott

We guarantee a two-tenths of a second reduction in an electronically-timed 40 (yard dash) and we've had high school athletes cut their time by four-tenths. For professional football players, two-tenths can mean hundreds of thousands of dollars. We're on the cutting edge of what we do, which is why we appeal to everyone from elite athletes to 8-year-olds. - Rich Raymond

We continue to look for the core CPI to drift up by a few tenths of a percentage point over the next year -- from +2.2% to +2.6%. - David Greenlaw

We are not happy. There is the potential to have an advantage of two-tenths of a second. - Geoff Willis

Two-tenths of a percent is not a significant difference. It kind of depends on which side of the aisle you're on, but generally you don't want a great disparity between those two numbers. You want them both to grow at about that rate. - Janet Harrah

Turn 1 is worth five-tenths or sixth-tenths of a second. It's significant. You can go faster and brake quicker. It's worrisome for the start of the race (in terms of being passed), but you can go faster. - Sebastien Bourdais

To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself. - Henry Louis Mencken

To come within three-tenths of a point to the No. 2 team in the country is something to be very proud of. Florida is a great team, and now we know where we stack up. - Bill Ryden

To be within six-tenths of Kent State with a bandaged line-up is really good. I feel a lot better after this meet than going in because I know we've got other gymnasts to count on. - Mark Sontag

To a person uninstructed in natural history, his country or sea-side stroll is a walk through a gallery filled with wonderful works of art, nine-tenths of which have their faces turned to the wall. - Thomas Henry Huxley