| 单词 | one-ninth |
| 例句 | "The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one-ninth of it being above the water." Claire Keegan 2010-09-04T23:06:00Z He described a vacancy on the Supreme Court as constituting “one-ninth of one-third of the government.” Ken Bode, Erudite ‘Washington Week’ Host on PBS, Dies at 83 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z The only countries that touted their efforts — “first movers and doers,” the United Nations called them — were responsible for just one-ninth of the world’s annual carbon pollution. UN chief warns of ‘gates of hell’ in climate summit, but carbon polluting nations stay silent 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Relative to its level of serious crime, the United States is even more of an outlier; it has one-ninth as many police officers, per homicide, than the median developed country. Opinion | Why more police might be the key to real criminal justice reform 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Plus, baseball players get one-ninth the time in the batter’s box as their teammates. Why Seahawks fans should boo Russell Wilson on Monday night 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z On Sept. 28, an estimated 200,000 people — about one-ninth of the city’s population — packed downtown for the rousing procession of floats and troops. The Killer Flu of 1918: A Philadelphia Story 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z Its market is about one-ninth the size of the United States, according to market research firm Euromonitor. China's tobacco monopoly means big risks for e-cigarette startups 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Amir Attaran, a law and medicine professor at the University of Ottawa, noted that Canada’s population is one-ninth that of the United States’. Trump Administration Weighs Allowing Drug Imports for Cheaper Prescriptions 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z This Jetsons-like design enables the library to hold 2 million books in one-ninth the space of traditional stacks. You’re going where? Raleigh, N.C. 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z Nearly 2 million Gazans are squeezed into a virtual prison one-ninth the size of Rhode Island. Israel cannot fulfill its promise perpetuating apartheid 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z But it is considerably smaller — half as wide as Earth and one-ninth the mass. Mars InSight: NASA’s Journey Into the Red Planet’s Deepest Mysteries 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z Cauliflower rice contains less than one-eighth the calories of white or brown rice and about one-ninth the carbs. Why Cauliflower Is the New 'It' Vegetable 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z However, he used them at a slightly lower rate than Hemingway, about one-third as many as John Steinbeck, one-sixth as many as Stephen King, one-ninth as many as Austen, and one-14th as much as Dickens. From 'alibi' to 'mauve': what famous writers' most used words say about them 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z A life sentence, on the other hand, would seem to suggest that, whatever the opaque mathematics of race, a black life is worth less than one-ninth of a white one. Inside the Trial of Dylann Roof 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z Brooks initially turned down McDonald before accepting the job for a reported $23,000 salary, about one-ninth what he earned with the Rangers. Herb Brooks’s Miracle in Minnesota: Believing in Division I Hockey 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z Much of Roosevelt’s New Deal legislation had been invalidated by the Supreme Court, and critics — including Herbert Hoover — complained that with Black, the court would be “one-ninth packed.” How Supreme Court nominations became so contentious 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Last week, Chou Tzuyu, a sixteen-year-old Taiwanese singer famous for being one-ninth of the multinational Korean pop group Twice, released a short video under the orders of her management company, JYP Entertainment. Twenty-Somethings in Taiwan and the Country’s First Female President 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z The largest, Charon, was discovered in 1978, and it is so large, about one-ninth the mass of Pluto, that the center of mass of the two lies outside Pluto. Astronomers Describe Chaotic Dance of Pluto’s Moons 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Locomotives emit one-fourth the pollutants of trucks, and produce one-ninth the overall social costs. Guest: Don’t be quick to bash rail — an engine of the economy 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z In baseball, where no pitcher starts more than once every five days and no hitter is more than one-ninth of a lineup, players have the hardest time being destiny-changers. Washington’s top sports picks have struggled only against impossible standards It works out at one-ninth of the dividend payment and is available to individual investors and those holding shares through funds. Insight: The Great British tax giveaway 2013-12-20T09:29:56Z I saw about one-ninth of my first perfect game. A dash to greatness: How not to cover a perfect game 2012-08-16T06:18:18Z Only one-eighth or one-ninth of the entire mass lies above . From the Archive, 1912: What We Know About Icebergs 2012-04-10T18:45:00.450Z As to the weights or masses of these bodies, Mars is about one-ninth, and the moon one-eightieth of the earth. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z SAP is the world’s largest seller of business applications, with $19.3 billion in revenue last year, double the app sales of runner-up Oracle. Salesforce.com is a little less than one-ninth its size. SAP Gets A Pit Bull 2012-01-25T23:22:02Z The area of land under cultivation is computed at one-ninth of the total area of the islands. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z Further, every metal-yielding mine which is drained and supplied with ventilation by a tunnel, is taxed in the proportion of one-ninth for the benefit of the owner of the tunnel. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z In 1880 he was in virtual control of 10,000 miles of railway, about one-ninth of the railway mileage of the United States at that time. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z China’s foreign exchange reserves swelled by $350 billion in the first half of this year — equal to one-ninth of the country’s economic output in this period — mostly because of this currency market intervention. Rise in Chinese Currency Draws Attention 2011-08-11T11:35:35Z And Ibycus says that ambrosia is nine times as sweet as honey; stating expressly that honey has just one-ninth part of the power of ambrosia as far as sweetness goes. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z The rule is: Cut off one-ninth of the diameter and construct a square upon the remainder. The Seven Follies of Science [2nd ed.] A popular account of the most famous scientific impossibilities and the attempts which have been made to solve them. 2011-06-30T02:00:34.290Z The period diminishes at present, by about one-ninth of a day every revolution. The Plurality of Worlds 2011-06-01T02:00:23.787Z Then there were only 30,000 Catholics in all England; now there are two millions, one-ninth of the whole population of the country. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z And yet, I repeat it—what a poor, inconsequential one-ninth of a man you are! The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch 2011-01-18T03:00:14.120Z Well, 12 by 12 is 144, and 4 by 4 is 16, and therefore the pile end has a bearing area upon the pile shoe of one-ninth of the area of the pile. Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Occasionally Practised upon Public Works 2011-01-14T03:00:46.103Z For this he was to receive one-ninth interest in the town. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z Rotterdam was represented by two directors, though it only contributed one-ninth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z After all, the N.B.A. employs three referees on a playing surface one-ninth the size of a soccer field. The Beautiful Game's Serious Blemish 2010-06-02T21:03:00Z That is a big endorsement of Discovery, especially considering that it is just one-ninth the size of Mr. Murdoch’s company, the News Corporation. Discovery Communications Expands With Eye on Global Market 2010-03-15T03:26:00Z Iron piles that have to be driven are seldom more than 12 inches in width, and the thickness of the metal is generally from one-ninth to one-twelfth of the diameter. Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Occasionally Practised upon Public Works 2011-01-14T03:00:46.103Z A railway bungalow—and they are as substantially built as the engines—will cost him more than one-ninth of the pay of his grade, and the Provident Fund provides for his latter end. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The northern district and Groningen, which each contributed one-ninth, appointed one director each. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z According to good authority, the net profit of carrying one ton of freight one mile has fallen in twenty-five years from one cent to less than one-ninth of a cent. Rural Health and Welfare “And so,” resumed Harry, “hydrogen, you know, uncle, is part of water, and just one-ninth part.” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 The mass of Mars is, in fact, much less than this, i.e. only one-ninth. Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language Pianoforte makers have discovered by experiment that the most pleasing tone is excited when the point against which the hammer strikes is one-seventh to one-ninth of the length of the wire from one end. How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use When judging the height of a person, remember that the distance from the top of the head to the chin is about one-ninth of the height of the body. Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts Strength: The strength of the advance guard varies from one-ninth to one-third of the total command. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition Its most important compound is water, of which it forms one-ninth, the other eight-ninths consisting of oxygen. Elements of Agricultural Chemistry At a distance of 8000 miles, the distance would be trebled, therefore the force of Gravitation is one-ninth, and the weight would weigh one-ninth of a pound. Aether and Gravitation Bird dart with wooden handle for throwing, one-ninth of the natural size. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II About one-ninth of the total nutritive ingredients of the food was left in the kitchen and table refuse. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 One must therefore reduce the stated altitude by one-ninth of a degree, leaving, therefore, the true altitude as 11° 53′ 20″.” The Story of Eclipses They and the Recorder divided themselves into nine several companies or divisions, each bound to furnish one-ninth of the whole loan. London and the Kingdom - Volume II On Mr. Hegarty's farms, for he has more than one to make up his total of eight hundred acres, there is exactly one-ninth under tillage to eight-ninths of pasture. Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. "If the average man knew one-ninth of what Mr. Clark tells him in this book, he would be able to save money every year on repairs, etc." Honey-Sweet These measurements apply to the part above the water, which is about one-eighth or one-ninth of the whole mass. Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891 The results now fall into five grades of Success, in four of which each grade contains two-ninths of the whole number, and one, the medium Grade 3, contains only one-ninth. Noteworthy Families (Modern Science) An Index to Kinships in Near Degrees between Persons Whose Achievements Are Honourable, and Have Been Publicly Recorded About one-ninth of the girls in the school will enter paid domestic or personal service of some kind. Wage Earning and Education It is convenient to consider the digits as arranged to form fractions of the respective values, one-half, one-third, one-fourth, one-fifth, one-sixth, one-seventh, one-eighth, and one-ninth. Amusements in Mathematics Would they not use one-ninth of a bushel? Dickey Downy The Autobiography of a Bird This same shell, if filled with gunpowder, would have contained but twenty-five pounds, and have had but one-ninth the power. Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891 Pure water is simply oxygen and hydrogen, eight-ninths being oxygen and but one-ninth hydrogen; the latter gas, if pure, having, like oxygen, neither taste nor smell. The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking Adapted to Domestic Use or Study in Classes In his will he disposed of the mules as follows: One-half to the eldest son, one-third to the next, and one-ninth to the youngest. More Toasts The solutions in the cases of one-third, one-fourth, one-sixth, one-seventh, and one-ninth must be of the form 9—9; that is to say, the digital roots of both numerator and denominator will be 9. Amusements in Mathematics The experiment was repeated with a wire one-ninth of an inch in diameter and thirty-six feet long with the same results. Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1 If one-ninth were white men in 1850, when the price of cotton was much less and the crop much smaller than of late years, how many are there now? The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 "And so," resumed Harry, "hydrogen, you know, uncle, is part of water, and just one-ninth part." International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850 His diameter is 4,200 miles, and his mass about one-ninth that of the earth. A Trip to Venus And if the sovereign has such a revenue from one-ninth part of the country, you may judge what he must have from the whole of it! The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 Although agriculture is the chief occupation of the Philippines, yet only one-ninth of the surface is under cultivation. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient Examine De Bow's analysis of the census of 1850, and we find him compelled to admit that one-ninth of the force then cultivating cotton were white men. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 When it had risen until the coin would buy any more than one-ninth more bullion than was in it, the citizens would begin to take metal to the mint. Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II In 1860 eight-ninths of the members of the race were still slaves, but in the face of every possible handicap the one-ninth that was free had entered practically every great field of human endeavor. A Social History of the American Negro Being a History of the Negro Problem in the United States. Including A History and Study of the Republic of Liberia The Lake States are now producing only one-ninth as much white pine as they were thirty years ago. The School Book of Forestry The lift was only about one-third of what it would have been had the planes been properly spaced, say their full width apart, instead of one-ninth as erroneously devised. Flying Machines: construction and operation; a practical book which shows, in illustrations, working plans and text, how to build and navigate the modern airship Derues herself was entitled to a third of his mother's share of the estate, that is, one-ninth of the whole. A Book of Remarkable Criminals In the five subsequent years the proportion was fundamentally altered, so that with a greatly increased importation of grain, that of meal and flour was in the proportion of about one-ninth. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Absolutely uniform in effect, and one-ninth the bulk of any present effete charge—flake, cannonite, cordite, troisdorf, cellulose, cocoa, cord, or prism—I don't care what it is. Traffics and Discoveries Steel has a sufficient amount of heat-conducting power to prevent undue concentration in one place; but, as has been stated, its specific heat is only one-ninth that of water. Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power It is about one-ninth as good a conductor of electricity as copper. Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon But the mass of Mars is only one-ninth that of the earth; therefore, unless there are some special conditions that prevent its loss, this gas cannot be present in the atmosphere. Is Mars habitable? A critical examination of Professor Percival Lowell's book "Mars and its canals," with an alternative explanation In fact, "the projection is to the extent of about one-ninth of the total length of the cerebrum, whereas the average excess of overlapping is only one-eleventh in the human brain." The Antiquity of Man Here then is a case in which a quantity, amounting to one-ninth of the total produce, is actually lost to the country. On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures It constitutes two-thirds of the volume of the gases resulting from the decomposition of water, and one-ninth of the weight. An Introduction to Chemical Science The best boats of the herring fishing fleet are employed, and for the use of the boat one-ninth part of the proceeds of the fishing is paid to the boatowner. Second Shetland Truck System Report In the previous year—not an unusually bad one—one-ninth of the Indian population on these flats had died in two months. The Story of the Mormons, from the date of their origin to the year 1901 But if the distance should be doubled the attraction would be reduced to one-fourth; and if the distance should be tripled then the pull would be only one-ninth. Aeroplanes |
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