Thesaurus / thirds
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
The two-thirds objective should be used as a finder, while the one-sixth is reserved for examining details.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODD
Government grants amount to about two-thirds of the income, the balance being raised by public subscription and from fees.
SHOWELL'S DICTIONARY OF BIRMINGHAMTHOMAS T. HARMAN AND WALTER SHOWELL
Two-thirds of each Battalion were sound asleep in pools of mud and water—like corpses half buried!
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTON
The majority pick up a job when they can, but are inevitably idle and suffering two-thirds of the time.
GLANCES AT EUROPEHORACE GREELEY
Consequently, such a man would cost your Majesty two-thirds less than the governor costs you.
When cool, replace the acid with water, and examine for hemin crystals with two-thirds and one-sixth objectives.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODD
The embryos will collect in the water, and can be easily found with a two-thirds objective.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODD
A week before the vote was taken it was doubtful whether the necessary two-thirds majority could be obtained.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSJOHN FOREMAN
To do this it is necessary to slightly flatten all the fifths and sharpen the major thirds.
THE RECENT REVOLUTION IN ORGAN BUILDINGGEORGE LAING MILLER
The remaining two-thirds of the Pedal organ and three Tuba stops occupy the northeast quarter gallery in the dome.
THE RECENT REVOLUTION IN ORGAN BUILDINGGEORGE LAING MILLER