third|thirds in English

noun

[θɜrd /θɜːd]

number 3 in a series; one part of three equal parts, 1/3

Use "third|thirds" in a sentence

1. One third of the world's population consumes / consume two thirds of the world's resources.

2. A “one-third/two-thirds” rule generally applies to the composition of management and advisory bodies.

3. 25 Sure, a third of the new cycle network is off-road but crucially, two thirds aren't.

4. 4 The combination of one-third wheat to two-thirds white flour makes a light, crackly, and satisfying loaf.

5. It folds in thirds.

6. 13 Television commentator Patrick J.. Buchanan, whose name was only on about two-thirds of the state ballots, came in third.

7. Horowitz also noted that two-thirds of the households had no hot water and a third had no running water at all.

8. There are seven Continents on Earth and together they cover one third of the world, with the oceans covering the other two thirds.

9. Dr Venter and his team have only been able to identify the function of two thirds of Syn3.0’s genes, with the other third remaining a mystery.

10. Pay constitutes two-thirds of all current expenditure.

11. The second is spent on trade to bring profit , and one - third of the third portion ( i . e . one - ninth of the whole ) is spent on alms , whilst the ' two other thirds are spent according to the same rule .

12. Two thirds were classified as homeopathic Aggravations

13. Two-thirds of an even thousand, though.

14. We conclude that the wax-filled stomatal Antechambers reduce the rate of transpiration by about two thirds but reduce the rate of photosynthesis by only about one third.

15. About one-third of the North's imports came down the northeast railroad from the PRC, while the remaining two-thirds came by sea through Haiphong and other ports.

16. Two thirds go all the way to 450 volts.

17. Education comprises two-thirds of all local council spending.

18. Two thirds of the workforce is / are women.

19. Two-thirds of lone parents are on benefit.

20. A two-thirds majority is needed to override a veto.

21. Republicans controlled more than two-thirds of the Senate.

22. Jaundice affects two-thirds of newborns around the world.

23. Two-thirds of the profits are given to charities.

24. 22 National exit poll results found Sen. Obama won two-thirds of Hispanics and more than two-thirds of voters aged 18 to

25. Two-thirds of Antarctica is a high, cold desert