| 单词 | one-sixth |
| 例句 | The lion’s share of students boycotted the election, but twenty-five stu-dents, about one-sixth of the student body, showed up and elected six representatives, one of whom was myself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was being done in one-sixth of the earth already. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z One-sixth the quantity of C02 means one-sixth the energy to heat it. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Let’s divide the line into even smaller segments, using, say, a ruler one-sixth of an inch long. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z For that price, a parent with one child could afford to be late every day and only pay an extra $60 each month—just one-sixth of the base fee. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z It just wasn’t working, my editor said, offering me a kill fee, one-sixth of the money I’d planned on. My Klonopin fog 2012-07-28T22:00:00Z Boston is a small town, about one-sixth the size of New York City. My iconic nightmare: How I became the face of the Boston bombing 2014-04-14T22:58:00Z It’s expensive to make: a ton of grapes yields only one-sixth the amount of ice wine as table wine — hence its nickname, liquid gold — and its prices start at $50 for a half-bottle. Frozen Vines (and Fingers) Yield a Sweet Reward 2010-02-26T06:51:00Z “It’s amazing. You look at it and you’re like, wow, it’s one-sixth of the world’s population, incredible.” Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa dominate Brit Award nominations 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z As I noted above, less than one-sixth of those who hit the donut hole use it up completely, hitting the higher catastrophic threshold. The Medicare Drug 'Donut Hole' is a Much Smaller Problem Than You Think 2012-05-25T05:26:59Z Considering that one-third of students are “abstainers,” to use her word, you would hope that at least one-sixth of her book would be about them. Review: ‘American Hookup’ Gives College Sex Culture a Failing Grade 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Only one-sixth of the sitters in these works are male, but their portraits confirm that she was equally effective with men. She Painted Marie Antoinette (and Escaped the Guillotine) 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z “If you were going to trade in the Mediterranean — and one-sixth of U.S. foreign trade was in the Mediterranean — what are you going to do?” U.S. refusal to negotiate ransoms may be risky Working quickly, top each burger with the crispy prosciutto, one-sixth each of the mushroom mixture, and, last, the cheese. Take your burgers to the next level with prosciutto, truffled mushrooms and Taleggio cheese 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z “To have lived six times, but to know only your latest incarnation, is to know only one-sixth of who you are,” the letter says. Review: In Susan Barker’s ‘The Incarnations,’ Lives of Despair (Past and Present) in China 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z A study from the 2018 Winter Games found that one-sixth of the Olympics content consumed by Americans was streamed on devices, and that percentage was likely larger in Tokyo, Billings said. NBC perseveres after rough start in transitional Olympics 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z “It’s not meant to be like moonwalking or realistic or one-sixth gravity or anything,” she said. The Meaning of the Moon, From the Incas to the Space Race 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z He is the creator of Marwencol, a small universe that sits next to his trailer, filled with World War II narratives in one-sixth scale miniature and populated by Barbies and other dolls. Mark Hogancamp, the Artist as (Imagined) War Hero 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z So even after months of campaigning and 11 caucuses and primaries, the front-running Romney has less than 200 delegates, or only about one-sixth, of those needed to win the nomination. Illinois primary's fate rests on Super Tuesday 2012-02-29T22:59:00Z It’s three minutes on a highway, less than one-sixth the length of a marathon. “Water is where I find my peace”: Meet the master river pilot who conquers the Mississippi every day 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z Almost one-sixth of the world’s railway traffic passed through a single American city, Chicago. G force 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Brush it generously with the warm honey mixture, then coat it with one-sixth of the almonds. Pops for breakfast? These are nutritionist-approved. 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z She has given me the gift of three hours, one-sixth of which I have already noticed. The truth about time management: how I went from chaos to punctual calm in one week 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z The drivers, one-sixth of whom had been unionized, were cast into the growing ranks of workers ineligible for unionization. Will “alt-labor” replace unions? 2013-01-29T20:45:00Z The group estimates that the resulting reduction in pollution would equal the emissions of 39 million cars, or about one-sixth of the number of cars registered in the United States in 2015. Americans Ate 19% Less Beef From ’05 to ’14, Report Says 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z Tucked into every corner were women — dolls one-sixth the size of real women, that is. At Home With Mark Hogancamp: In a Tiny Universe, Room to Heal 2011-04-06T23:25:26Z This is critical, she said, considering that today there are more than 1.2 billion Muslims, or roughly one-sixth of the world’s population. For Children’s Museum, Show on Islam Is ‘a Surprise Blockbuster’ 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z “It’s amazing. You look at it and you’re like, wow, it’s one-sixth of the world’s population, incredible.” Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa dominate Brit Award nominations 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z To acclimate fliers, G-Force One starts with gentle parabolas that offer Martian gravity, at one-third body weight on Earth, and lunar gravity, at one-sixth. Space tourism will surely be a blast, but can it also improve life on Earth? 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z When the Guardian asked people about being vegan, 67% of the 474 who replied were under 34, and more than one-sixth were teenagers. The rise of vegan teenagers: 'More people are into it because of Instagram' 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z More than 160 million people - or about one-sixth of India's total electorate - are eligible to vote in the regional polls being held in four legs until Nov. 30. Indian states vote in key test for Modi and rivals ahead of 2024 general election 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z The company, which controls about one-sixth of global container trade, has already decreased its staff to about 103,500 from 110,000 earlier this year. Maersk to cut 10,000 jobs as shipping demand falls 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z The measurement process is both fully automated and highly accurate, allowing work to be completed in one-sixth of the usual time needed. How robots can help find the solar energy of the future 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance, or OCHA, said damage to water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in Gaza has hindered services for more than 400,000 people - or about one-sixth of the total population. U.N. airs concerns for civilians as Israel steps up military response in Gaza to Hamas attacks 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z The hotel group proposed a 1% annual increase to its healthcare contribution, or one-sixth of projected healthcare cost increases, the union said in a news release Friday. Hotel workers at LAX-area properties walk off the job over healthcare proposal 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Over time, the part of the Y that contains genes shrank to one-sixth the size of that region in the X, and today it bears half as many genes as its larger counterpart. ‘Most troublesome chromosome’ gets new respect after full sequence 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z During the peak sun hours, 1 watt of excess solar power will buy only about a one-sixth watt of energy from the grid. Solar panels: Should you buy them? Rent them? Pass? 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z The one-sixth of the registered electorate who are first-time voters will be crucial. Zimbabwe presidential hopefuls use music, stars to woo crucial youth vote 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z University of Pennsylvania climate scientist Michael Mann estimates that about five-sixths of the recent warming is from human burning of fossil fuels, with about one-sixth due to a strong El Nino. Scientists look beyond climate change and El Nino for other factors that heat up Earth 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z About one-sixth of Americans said they were on some kind of special diet in 2019, mostly for weight loss, or for other health reasons. Feeling the influence of social media diet claims? Instead, find what works for you 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z About one-sixth of Australian capital city office space is vacant, a multi-year high, industry data shows, as in-person attendance remains at least a third below pre-pandemic levels. Point of no return: Australians fight for the right to work from home permanently 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Average wages in food and hospitality or arts and entertainment are around one-sixth of average salaries in the IT industry. Tech cuts bump Seattle-area wages down for first time in at least a decade 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z That would equate to about one-sixth of the state’s approximately $300 billion annual GDP. Missouri Supreme Court weighs fate of amendment to restore abortion rights 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z About one-sixth of cafes advertised for sale now close down before finding a buyer. Analysis: Ground down: Australia coffee shops an early inflation casualty 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z They extended the pause to the rest of Ethiopia in early June, affecting 20 million people in need, or about one-sixth of the country’s population. Hunger kills hundreds after US and UN pause food aid to Ethiopia’s Tigray region, officials say 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z They occupy a region of space 400,000 light-years across, or about one-sixth the distance from here to the Milky Way galaxy’s nearest cousin, the great spiral galaxy Andromeda. Back Then, Baby Galaxies. Next, a Super-Mega Galactic Cluster? 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z In studying more than 200 vacancies since 1913, we found that states have failed to hold a vacancy-filling election in roughly one-sixth of cases. Opinion: How to fill Dianne Feinstein's seat if she resigns? The Constitution offers a clear answer 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The findings corroborate a previous study that discovered about one-sixth of hospitals set their cash prices lower than any of their negotiated prices. Opinion | Health insurance makes many kinds of hospital care more expensive 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z With so much suburban drift away from the GOP, Wisconsin’s 2nd now ranks in the top one-sixth of most-liberal districts in the nation. Analysis | New report outlines the deep political polarization’s slow and steady march 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z Those who got the updated booster had one-sixth the chance of being hospitalized than unvaccinated people, and roughly half the chance of being hospitalized compared with vaccinated people who hadn’t gotten the updated booster. Another COVID-19 booster shot may be coming. But interest is waning 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Aviation releases one-sixth of the amount of carbon dioxide produced by cars and trucks, according to World Resources Institute, a nonprofit research group based in Washington. KLM, Delta sue Dutch government over Schiphol flight cuts 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z And since the moon’s gravity is one-sixth of Earth’s, it is a relatively easy springboard to other points of the solar system. The moon beckons once again, and this time NASA wants to stay In October 2021, for example, the airline canceled 2,500 flights over a holiday weekend, or about one-sixth as many as it did last month. Southwest’s Meltdown Could Cost It Up to $800 Million 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Completed in 2019, Beatrice’s turbines can churn out enough electricity to power more than 400,000 homes, the equivalent of about one-sixth of Scotland’s total. Giant Wind Farms Arise Off Scotland, Easing the Pain of Oil’s Decline 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z Lab-grown meat is seen as a more sustainable option compared with the traditional livestock sector, which accounts for nearly one-sixth of global greenhouse gas emissions. Lab-Grown Meat Receives Clearance from F.D.A. 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z DOE gave the project an additional $256 million—roughly one-sixth of the entire windfall. Some labs, projects win big as Department of Energy disburses extra funds 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Among Latino voters, one-third now have an unfavorable view of Bass, compared with one-sixth in September. L.A.’s mayor’s race is tightening as Rick Caruso closes in on Karen Bass, new poll finds 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Methane accounts for about more than one-sixth of the warming effect, said WMO. UN weather agency: Greenhouse gases reach new record in 2021 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z In Los Angeles County, new weekly MPX cases are now one-sixth of what they were at the peak, thanks to vaccinations and suspected long-lasting immunity for survivors. MPX vaccinations, treatment dramatically slow spread of virus in California 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z That toll made up more than one-sixth of the more than 410,000 deaths from disasters linked to extreme weather and climate over the same span, the report said, citing previous Red Cross calculations. UN, Red Cross seek better preparation for future heat waves 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z And as the economy skids, China is importing far less energy — almost two million barrels of oil a day less than expected in August, and one-sixth less natural gas than a year earlier. China Is the Wild Card in the Energy War With Russia 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z The average Costa Rican, with one-sixth the annual per capita income of his or her North American counterpart, will live two years longer, thanks largely to that country's comprehensive national health care system. What you don't have and why: The crushing of American socialism and the left 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Including areas that Russian forces and their proxies seized in 2014, Moscow controls about one-sixth of Ukrainian territory. Zelensky promises a ‘clear and fair’ approach in reclaimed territory. 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Despite Ukraine’s recent gains, Russian forces still control about one-sixth of Ukrainian territory, including the areas they and their proxies seized in 2014. In Retreat on Ukrainian Fronts, Russia Shows Signs of Disarray 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z "Independent analysis has shown that less than one-sixth of this is new money, so ministers need to stop misleading hard-pressed Scots." Scottish government to make £500m in spending cuts 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z WLBT-TV requested emails from the city and found that the Curtis plant had one-sixth of the number of certified operators it needed to be fully staffed. EXPLAINER: Mississippi capital’s water woes are extensive 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Up to one-sixth of the tree species found in the continental United States face possible extinction, yet only a handful enjoy federal protection under the U.S. Up to 135 U.S. tree species face extinction—and just eight enjoy federal protection 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z But her weight on the moon is only one-sixth her earth-bound weight because the moon’s gravity is only one-sixth that of the earth’s. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Its Samsung Electronics unit alone accounts for nearly one-sixth of the country’s total exports. Samsung’s De Facto Chief, Freed From Prison a Year Ago, Is Pardoned 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z The euro made up under a quarter and the Emirati dirham around one-sixth, the data from the trade source showed. EXCLUSIVE Indian companies swapping dollar for Asian currencies to buy Russian coal 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Russia’s de facto blockade of the Black Sea caused Ukraine’s exports to drop to one-sixth of their prewar level. Turkey says a deal between Ukraine and Russia to unblock grain exports will be signed on Friday. 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Aviation releases only one-sixth the amount of carbon dioxide produced by cars and trucks, according to World Resources Institute, a nonprofit research group based in Washington. Aviation faces hurdles to hit goals for cutting emissions 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z After serving one-sixth of their sentence, they can apply for a so-called “temporary absence” for such purposes as work, school and family matters. Amy's story: After escaping domestic violence, sportswriter's ex-wife speaks out to help others 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z They are in standard dog-dispersal mode, trotting along in a fairly straight line at eight minutes per mile, one-sixth of the pace of their hunting sprint. The Incredible Journey of Three African Wild Dogs 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z The United States generates just one-sixth of Brickworks’ earnings from building materials, but the company could save money by shipping product back to Australia, he said. Australia power crisis forces manufacturers to eye offshore moves, production cuts 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z Many Nicaraguans escape to Costa Rica, while displaced Venezuelans account for about one-sixth the population of tiny Aruba. Migration gets top billing as Biden hosts hemisphere leaders 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Califf is also facing questions about why his agency didn’t anticipate the shortage, given that Abbott’s plant supplies roughly one-sixth of the U.S. formula supply. FDA chief: COVID, mail mix-up delayed action on baby formula 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z But there are 13 fillies in that race and the purse is only one-sixth as large. Wayne Lukas knows how to spice up the Preakness — by running a filly against the colts 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z When he did emerge as a major abolitionist speaker, Douglass used his eloquence to excoriate the moral blindness of a nation that boasted of democracy while enslaving one-sixth of its people. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Last year in 2021, there were 9.85 million viewers — a whopping one-sixth, as many as there were barely 20 years ago. The Oscars may be on ‘life support’ with floundering ratings: ‘Iceberg is in sight,’ expert says 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z The tax code allows payment in instalments, with one-sixth of the total to be paid first, and the remainder over five years with an annual interest rate. Samsung Electronics shares worth $1.1 bln sold in block deal -term sheet 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z For weeks, Mr. Jadot has been stuck around 5 percent in the polls, about a third of the share of the top three right-wing contenders and one-sixth of the support for President Emmanuel Macron. France Cares About Green Causes, but Not Its Green Party 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z Ultimately, the prototype is built for Earth terrain, though, so the equipment is much “beefier” than it would be for a lunar environment, which has one-sixth our planet’s gravity. Aerospace startup reveals new modular lunar rover for carrying people and cargo on the Moon 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z That’s less than a third of the average for the European Union and about one-sixth of per-capita GDP for the United States. US sanctions on Russian oligarchs miss richest of rich 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z It accounts for about one-sixth of the crude and refined petroleum products on the market, Foreman said. What’s behind California’s painful gas prices? Oil, taxes and geopolitics 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z That’s one-fourth of the median price of a home in Los Angeles and one-sixth of the price in San Francisco. Far From the Big City, New Economic Life 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z Earthships use about one-sixth as much power as a conventional house. These homes are off-grid and climate resilient. They’re also built out of trash. 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z The emissions from the entire continent, home to more than one-sixth of the world’s people, account for no more than 3 percent of humanity’s greenhouse gas pollution. With world’s climate goal on the line, leaders warn U.N. talks risk falling short 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z In March 1946, the 167 residents of Bikini Atoll — ground zero — were moved to an arid, uninhabited island one-sixth the size, 125 miles away. Review | Experimenting with hydrogen bombs, the U.S. blew lives apart 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z On the next parabola, the pilots went slightly steeper, this time to replicate gravity on the moon, or about one-sixth of what we experience on Earth. How you too can experience weightlessness without having to go to space 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Though the F.C.C.’s actions directly affect companies making up one-sixth of the U.S. economy, it has no authority over communications on social media, where rampant political misinformation has made the big platforms a regulatory priority. Biden Nominates Rosenworcel as F.C.C.’s First Female Leader 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z While simulating lunar gravity on the flight — which is about one-sixth of Earth’s — he discovered something even more surprising: for the first time in his life, he could stand up. A Future for People With Disabilities in Outer Space Takes Flight 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z The continent is also home to roughly 1.3 billion souls, more than one-sixth of the human population. How the 1% tricks you into thinking climate change is your fault 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z The amount represents a huge portion of Children’s Health Defense’s 2019 revenues, about one-sixth of the nearly $3 million it raised that year, according to the group’s tax forms. Anti-vaccine chiropractors rising force of misinformation 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z The alarming near-meltdown at Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island plant in 1979 ultimately exposed neighbors to approximately one-sixth the radiation dose they would receive from having a single X-ray. Opinion | To solve the carbon crisis, we need to talk nuclear power 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z But in the final days, the Afghan security forces totaled around just one-sixth of that, according to U.S. officials. In Afghanistan, an Unceremonious End, and a Shrouded Beginning 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z The carbonaceous chondrites tended to fragment much more readily — they could withstand receiving only about one-sixth of the momentum that the ordinary chondrites could before shattering. Deflecting an asteroid before it hits Earth may take multiple bumps 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z About one-sixth of Americans live in “distressed communities,” according to the Upjohn Institute’s research. Rep. Kilmer’s RECOMPETE Act offers a lifeline for left-behind communities 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z Adams vowed to increase police on the streets, while Wiley proposed cutting one-sixth of the city's police budget to boost mental health support and other social services. New results expected in New York City's Democratic mayoral race 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Wealthy Americans today pay one-sixth the rate of taxes their counterparts paid in 1953. 7 lessons we need to learn from COVID-19 2021-06-13T04:00:00Z It says there were more than 1,000 attacks on police which related to a Covid situation, which was about one-sixth of all attacks on officers last year. Covid in Scotland: Ten ways crime changed during the pandemic 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z Around one-sixth of the island nation's 200,000 residents are of mixed Samoan and Chinese descent, according to census data. Samoa set to appoint first female prime minister 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z South Korea’s tax code allows payment in instalments, with one-sixth of the total tax bill to be paid first, then the rest over five years at an annual interest rate currently set at 1.2%. Samsung's Lee family to pay more than 12 trln won inheritance taxes 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z The number won’t be as meaningful as it looks; China’s GDP is big because its population is so huge, and its GDP per person is still less than one-sixth of ours. Column: Here's why our new cold war with China could be a good thing 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z It accounted for nearly one-sixth of the $6 billion in investments in U.S. plants to which Ford committed itself in 2019. Editorial Roundup: Ohio 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z While it’s true that no legislation affecting one-sixth of the U.S. economy can, or should, be easy, “I don’t think it had to be this hard.” Column: Jonathan Cohn's history of Obamacare shows how our political system is broken 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z He invested nearly $15 million to mass-produce specialty syringes, equal to roughly one-sixth of his annual sales, before purchase orders were even in sight. The World Needs Syringes. He Jumped In to Make 5,900 Per Minute. 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z But despite recent share price gains -- it is up 20% this year -- VW’s market capitalisation is just one-sixth that of Tesla. Volkswagen CEO tweets, Musk-style, on market-cap milestone 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z Applications for jobless aid fell by one-sixth in Texas to about 35,000. US jobless claims at 730K, still high but fewest in 3 months 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z By comparison, when these antibodies encountered the coronavirus strain that’s now dominant in South Africa, their effectiveness was reduced to one-sixth of their usual levels. The 'nightmare scenario' for California's coronavirus strain: Here is what we know 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z Attendance at Gulfstream was capped at 1,800, or about one-sixth of what the capacity was for the four previous editions of Pegasus Day. Knicks Go gets to the lead and stays there to win Pegasus 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z Just 71 sailors formally complained of discrimination in 2019 on the basis of race or color, one-sixth as many as the 404 complaints filed by the Navy’s smaller civilian workforce, for example. Exclusive: Senator Gillibrand eyes extending Civil Rights Act protections to U.S. troops 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z During this time Miller paid the mother of his child as little as $500 a month, one-sixth of what a courts had demanded. Trump's top campaign strategist, Jason Miller, is hiding payments from Steve Bannon 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z Although he wasn’t supposed to be eligible for parole until April 8, records show he was granted a “merit release” that reduces the length of an inmate’s sentence by one-sixth. NY released MS-13 gang member facing federal murder charge 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z This week, the authorities said that one-sixth of a tiny tribe on a remote, coral-fringed island had come down with the virus. India’s Covid Outbreak Is Now the World’s Fastest-Growing 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z Unions are instrumental to the partnership, contributing about one-sixth of its budget. Revealed: how the gas industry is waging war against climate action 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z But a mission to the Moon would require a special design for the shuttle’s toilets to work in lunar gravity, which is approximately one-sixth of Earth’s gravity. NASA crowdsources new ideas for astronaut space toilets, offers $20G 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z But the staff — about one-sixth smaller following layoffs — was elated to have been able to place the wolf pups with wild packs in Arizona, she said. Shuttered zoos are hemorrhaging money, and they want federal help for endangered species work 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z Breast and colorectal cancer account for about one-sixth of all cancer deaths. Nation’s cancer chief warns delays in cancer care are likely to result in thousands of extra deaths in coming years 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z On a per capita basis, the German toll is one-third that of America and one-sixth that of the UK. For virus-tamer Merkel, global alliances trumped nationalism 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z If just one-sixth of those mergers led to a type Ia supernova, that would be one supernova every 200 years—roughly what is observed in the Milky Way. The galaxy’s brightest explosions go nuclear with an unexpected trigger: pairs of dead stars 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z As the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus pandemic climbed toward the bleak milestone of 100,000 and nearly one-sixth of the nation’s workers were unemployed, President Trump’s mind on May 18 was elsewhere. Trump’s May days: A month of distractions and grievances as nation marks bleak coronavirus milestone 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z As a result, a nation with less than one-sixth the population of the United States mobilized to test more than 20,000 people a day. UN chief: World should follow South Korea on COVID-19 fight 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z Retail sales, which stayed strong during past crises, plummeted almost one-sixth in March from a year earlier. China’s Factories Are Back. Its Consumers Aren’t. 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z However, virus deaths as a proportion of the population in the U.S. remains about one-sixth of those in hard-hit Italy and Spain. Easter observed at home as virus divisions surface in Japan 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z His assertion that the United States has tested more people than South Korea is nonsense because it doesn’t take into account that South Korea has less than one-sixth America’s population. Opinion | The U.S. is still exceptional — but now for its incompetence 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z As a result, a nation with less than one-sixth the population of the U.S. mobilized to test more than 20,000 people a day. Testing blunders crippled US response as coronavirus spread 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z The region accounts for about one-sixth of Italy’s population but nearly 60 percent of its coronavirus cases and 75 percent of its coronavirus deaths. As coronavirus cases grow, hospitals in northern Italy are running out of beds 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z South Korea, a country one-sixth the size of the U.S. in terms of population, is reportedly testing 15,000 people per day. Virus testing lag is a ‘failing,’ US health official says 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z In this case, weighing perhaps 2 grams, Oculudentavis is about one-sixth of the size of the smallest known early fossil bird1. Tiny bird fossil might be the world’s smallest dinosaur 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Across the South, exit polls found that about two-thirds of African American voters in Super Tuesday states supported Biden, compared with about one-sixth who backed Sanders. After big night for Biden, the fight ahead will test whether he or Sanders can expand their coalitions 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z But the difference in lives saved by choosing brutality over freedom was stark: Cuba’s H.I.V. infection rate was for decades about one-sixth that of the American one. To Take On the Coronavirus, Go Medieval on It 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z And the voting influence of most Berkshire directors is limited because Buffett, considered by many among the world’s greatest investors, controls nearly one-third of the voting power despite owning only about one-sixth of Berkshire’s stock. Buffett calls for more accountability for corporate directors 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z South Bend’s budget is about one-sixth that of San Antonio when it was led by another Democrat who sought the nomination, Julián Castro. What Being a Mayor Taught Pete Buttigieg 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z Again, if this phone didn’t fold, I wouldn’t recommend it at one-sixth of its current price. Motorola Razr review: folding flip phone flops 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z She said one-quarter of those people were registered Democrats and just about one-sixth did not vote in 2016. Lara Trump: The New Hampshire primary has made the Democratic Party 'very nervous' 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z They are made up of elementary particles called quarks, and because the collisions are between bound quarks, only about one-sixth to one-tenth of the energy from proton collisions is available to produce other particles2. Muon colliders come a step closer 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z Apple, which derives about one-sixth of its sales from China, announced that it would close its 42 stores in the country. SARS Stung the Global Economy. The Coronavirus Is a Greater Menace. 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z By Saturday, it said it would close all 42 of its stores in mainland China, its third-biggest market and where it generates about one-sixth of its sales. China Increasingly Walled Off as Countries Seek to Stem Coronavirus 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z It alone accounts for roughly one-sixth of global economic output, and is the world’s largest manufacturer. Coronavirus Outbreak Tests World’s Dependence on China 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z With an all-time high of 23 members — one-sixth of the entire legislature — the caucus will wield unprecedented influence. Democrats look to history as Virginia’s General Assembly opens its session 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z It benefits those who have served at least one-sixth of their sentence, and includes police if they took action while off-duty to eliminate risks to themselves or others. Brazil’s Bolsonaro grants police officers Christmas pardon 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z “The moon is about one-sixth the gravity of Earth, and we took that into consideration,” Maris says. 'Ad Astra's action-packed lunar chase puts you right in Brad Pitt's seat 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z At $1.5 trillion, they now amount to about one-sixth of all corporate bonds on the market, according to the Fed. Corporate debt nears a record $10 trillion, and borrowing binge poses new risks 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z Research posted on NASA's website states that recent methane emissions account for one-sixth of recent global warming. In unpublished paper, former White House climate adviser calls methane ‘irrelevant’ to climate 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z “I produce about one-sixth of the Hungarian pig production.” The Money Farmers: How Oligarchs and Populists Milk the E.U. for Millions 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z In 2015, the United States had twice as many working-age people with undergraduate or graduate degrees as China had — almost one-sixth of the world’s total. Opinion | If China’s demography will determine it’s future, we have nothing to worry about 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Abuse should be a regular sermon topic, she said, noting that one-third of women and one-sixth of men experience abuse. ‘I don’t know about normal love’: A church leader’s abuse and a woman’s years-long struggle 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z Our bones and muscles are accustomed to Earth’s gravity, but these tissues might deteriorate more quickly on the Moon, which has one-sixth the gravity of our planet. Elon Musk’s future Starship updates could use more details on human health and survival 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z From 5,000 miles away, they hype up the Guardian, banter and backchat, punctuated by incongruous blasts on the banjo from Martin, aka one-sixth of bluegrass band Steep Canyon Rangers, who tour with the show. Steve Martin and Martin Short: 'Do you think the Queen will come to our show?' 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z Pushing more weight toward the back of the club—in this case, some 35 grams, or better than one-sixth the total weight of the head—also helps create dynamic loft at impact for higher launch. Cleveland Launcher HB Turbo woods fueled by driver's simple—but not simplistic—approach to distance and accuracy for more average golfers - Golf Digest 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z That is one-third of 1 degree; and it is one-sixth of the country’s average increase of 1.9 degrees over the past 12 decades. Mississippi editorial roundup 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z Not many people in the West know that one-sixth of Kashmiris have faced some kind of torture in the last thirty years. A Kashmiri Novelist on a State Under Siege 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z In the last quarter, the number of annual active consumers rose by one-sixth, to 674 million. Alibaba’s Strong Results Suggest Chinese Consumers Are Still Spending 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Samoa recognized China in 1976 and a strong history of migration means around one-sixth of the island nation’s 200,000 residents are of mixed Samoan and Chinese descent, according to census data. Sink or swim: Chinese port plans put Pacific back in play 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z Dish has to build out its network and will start life with only 9 million customers, about one-sixth of Sprint’s subscriber base today. Texas joins states’ lawsuit to block T-Mobile-Sprint deal 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Still, health care amounts to one-sixth of the U.S. economy. Analysis | Fact-checking the second Democratic debate (night 1) 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z The entire device, including the battery and circuit attached to a strap around the user’s wrist, weighs about one-sixth of a kilogram, about the same as a medium-size apple. Watch a lightweight glove allow users to ‘feel’ objects in virtual reality 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z Her gravity was one-sixth as strong as earth gravity. AP’s Apollo 11 anniversary book chronicles journey to moon 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z He walked carefully at first in the gravity of the moon, only one-sixth as strong as on earth. AP Was There: Man walks on the moon 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z Working in one-sixth Earth’s gravity, they gathered rocks, set up experiments and planted an American flag stiffened with wires to make it look as if it were waving in the windless vacuum. Apollo 11 at 50: Celebrating first steps on another world 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z Together, they manage land areas totaling about one-sixth of the country. Opinion | The Interior Department is ignoring the rules on ‘acting’ officials 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z As for the lack of a crater, Launius said the astronauts didn’t need to use a large blast to slow themselves down, because the moon’s gravity is roughly one-sixth that of Earth’s. Here’s a fact: We went to the moon in 1969 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Armstrong noted: “You might be interested to know that I don’t think we noticed any difficulty at all in adapting to one-sixth gravity. It seems immediately natural to move in this environment.” AP’s Apollo 11 anniversary book chronicles journey to moon 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z It proved to be one of the largest in Nigerian history – by the gallon, one-sixth the size of the Exxon Valdez catastrophe. How Mobil pushed its oil agenda through 'charitable giving' 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z It’s one thing to boycott one state; it’s another to whip up outrage against one-sixth of the nation. Alyssa Milano abortion boycotts fail to gain traction 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z Twenty-two major buildings were damaged, some of them irreparably; a quarter of the school’s classroom space was lost, and one-sixth of the university’s 2.6 million square feet of space was closed. How the University of Iowa Recovered From the ‘Unfathomable’ Flood That Ruined It 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z The public sector employs 5.3 million people, representing about one-sixth of the UK workforce. Big university gender pay gap revealed 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z It may seem as if we’re outliers, but polls suggest that about one-sixth of people of reproductive age aren’t sure that they want children. Opinion | Why You Want to Eat This Baby Up: It’s Science 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z “They work great, they last longer and they use one-sixth of the power.” America’s Light Bulb Revolution 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Meadows’ 2018 opponent had multiple arrests involving drugs, drinking and driving, and struggled to raise even one-sixth of the congressman’s war chest. Why does Rep. Mark Meadows represent a city full of vegans and liberals? Thanks, gerrymander! 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z That makes it roughly one-sixth the size of the D.C. U.S. to push D.C. gun cases into federal court as Washington struggles with a 40 percent murder spike 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z Rural areas contain one-sixth of the population and they vote 63 percent Republican. Colorado Editorial Roundup 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z "But still, even if I do one-sixth of what she's doing, that's still a lot more than I ever thought I was going to do." Dax Shepard slams claim that he cheated on Kristen Bell with Julie Andrews' step-granddaughter 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z While that may not sound like a screaming value play, consider that Alphabet is sitting on a net cash position of $115 billion — equal to about one-sixth of its market value. The Motley Fool: GM announces layoffs, but stock rises 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z Women hold just one-sixth of the seats in the National Assembly and one-tenth of corporate management positions. South Korea Loves Plastic Surgery and Makeup. Some Women Want to Change That. 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z As we noted, the office later found that in states that sought the waivers — estimated to contain about one-sixth of the U.S. population — people might end up being priced out of the market. Analysis | These Republicans are misleading voters about our Obamacare fact checks 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Once the biggest U.S. company by market value, GE’s market capitalization fell below $90 billion on Tuesday, less than one-sixth of its level in 2000. GE's demolished dividend shreds shareholders' safety net 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z That means that nearly one-sixth of every pound was spent online last year, with customers spending most in the months leading up to Christmas. How do we shop now? 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z About one-sixth of the U.S. population was estimated to live in states that would face this problem. Analysis | Would the House GOP plan have prevented ‘price discrimination’ against people with preexisting conditions? 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z About one-sixth of U.S. federal spending goes to defense, according to the Congressional Budget Office. U.S. Air Force seeks sharp growth to stay ahead of China, Russia 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z That makes for more than one-sixth the weight of the head focused in the heel. New Bridgestone Tour B JGR line renews its focus on power for average golfers, but its tour players want some, too - Golf Digest 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z That’s anywhere from one-sixth to close to half of the entire school year. Teacher turnover is a problem — here’s how to fix it 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z The busiest red-light camera in Seattle, at Rainier Avenue South and South Massachusetts Street, gave out about 3,700 tickets in 2017, about one-sixth as many as the one in Des Moines. The region’s toughest red-light camera busted drivers 24,000 times last year 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z Those figures mean that on any given weekday, about one-sixth of our national population can be found in a public school, making it the largest governmental entity that Americans encounter for sustained periods. Opinion | Do Public School Students Have Constitutional Rights? 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z Infrastructure spending, which encompasses up to one-sixth of the Chinese economy, slowed sharply through the first seven months of this year. As Trade War Intensifies, China Moves to Bolster Its Economy 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z Segura is luckier than some of his fellow growers, as only one-sixth of his 16,000 olive trees are given over to table olives, while the vast majority of his fruit goes into olive oil. Grove concern: Trump tariffs take toll on Spanish olive growers 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z The infection rate is much higher among the incarcerated than the general population, partly because nearly one-sixth of state prisoners are serving for drug offenses. State prisons fail to offer cure to 144,000 inmates with deadly Hepatitis C 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z In 1976, the United States’ bicentennial, the figure was just one-sixth of a pound annually. Men suffer about 70 percent of fireworks injuries — and other 4th of July facts 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z Google doesn’t pay anything for using about one-sixth of the available bandwidth during peak hours, but it definitely charges for YouTube TV and for ad placements on that content flowing through the ISPs. Alaska Editorials 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z At the onset of the diplomatic rift, about one-sixth of Qatar’s imports were produced in countries that imposed the trade sanctions, according to the International Monetary Fund. Turkey, Iran help wealthy Qatar thrive, 1 year into blockade 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z Those splits reflect the diversity of an Asian population that is one-third Vietnamese, one-sixth Korean and one-sixth Chinese, with smaller shares of Filipinos, Indians and Japanese. Democrats Hope an Asian Influx Will Help Turn Orange County Blue 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z He and Conrad tossed a Frisbee and, in an atmosphere with one-sixth the gravitational pull as on Earth, took steps 10 feet long. Alan L. Bean, Apollo 12 astronaut who walked on the moon, dies at 86 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z Just one-sixth of wild mammals, from mice to elephants, remain, surprising even the scientists. Human race just 0.01% of all life but has destroyed over 80% of wild mammals – study 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z So if you use the £10,000 to pay off tuition fee debt, you'll only clear, at best, one-fifth of the total, or just one-sixth if you're from a poorer background. What can you get for £10,000? 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z He is of the Lingayat faith, which accounts for about one-sixth of Karnataka’s electorate. Elections in Karnataka will be closely watched in Delhi 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z The hard-liners number roughly 40, accounting for about one-sixth of the total number of House Republicans. House GOP faces uncertain transition to new leader amid fears of losing majority 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z About 270 million Indians, more than one-sixth of the population, are estimated to live without electricity, according to a World Bank report last year. India fully electric after last village connected, claims government 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z This would spare Earth as much warming as cutting all the carbon dioxide emitted since the 19th century by one-sixth. Scientists struggle to explain a worrying rise in atmospheric methane 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Last Memorial Day, about 1.5 million Israelis, or roughly one-sixth of the population, visited military cemeteries around the country. In Memorial to War Dead, Israel Avoids Addressing Its Conflicts 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z If one-sixth of a jury thinks a defendant is innocent, some critics wonder, how can the threshold for a conviction possibly have been met? An odd Louisiana law discriminates and drives incarceration 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z So earlier in January, the city requested even steeper cuts, asking residents to consume just 50 liters per day—less than one-sixth of what the average American uses. Why Cape Town Is Running Out of Water, and Who’s Next 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z But before the U.S. got there first, astronauts like Neil Armstrong trained suspended on pulleys to simulate one-sixth of Earth’s gravity. Mars on Earth: Simulation tests in remote desert of Oman 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z He played just one-sixth of New England’s defensive snaps all season and was on the field for just 17 defensive plays before being put in on the goal line at the end of the game. 2 Patriots delivered 2 of biggest Super Bowl defensive plays 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z He owns roughly one-sixth of the company, comprising most of what Forbes magazine said on Friday is his $91.6 billion fortune. Possible Buffett heir Abel has small Berkshire stake, likely to grow 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Summers were endless when I was 6, just as one-sixth of a pie is a generous portion. 18 Years Into the New Millennium, Finding My Younger Self 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z And The Times observed construction on site in Paris, which is building a project similar to the Second Avenue subway at one-sixth the cost. The Most Expensive Mile of Subway Track on Earth 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z About 707,000 of Mississippi’s nearly 3 million residents are enrolled in Medicaid, and the program makes up about one-sixth of the overall state budget. Medicaid up for big debates at Mississippi Capitol in 2018 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z That is equivalent to one-sixth of the UK’s GDP. World's richest 0.1% have boosted their wealth by as much as poorest half 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z He owns roughly one-sixth of the company, comprising most of what Forbes magazine said on Friday is his $91.6 billion fortune. Possible Buffett heir Abel has small Berkshire stake, likely to grow 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z They’re less likely to advance to full professorships — even after controlling for productivity — and they account for only one-sixth of medical school deans and department chairs. Being a Doctor Is Hard. It’s Harder for Women. 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z More than 1.1 million Salvadorans — about one-sixth of the population — have since fled to the United States. Deported, divided: How a mom’s return to El Salvador tore her family in two 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Elsewhere, one-third of the firm's Swiss workforce and one-sixth of German workers are likely to be hit. General Electric to shed 12,000 jobs 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Another 9.5 million watched the show on television - about one-sixth of the population of France. The story of a French rock phenomenon 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z WASHINGTON—Roughly one-sixth of American agencies found a Russian cybersecurity firm’s software on their computers after the U.S. government ordered them to look for the company’s products and remove them. Russian Cybersecurity Software Found on U.S. Government Computers 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z Its budget, at around 1.5 million roubles, was roughly one-sixth of the annual income of the Russian state. Polar exploration: The forgotten journey 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Simons took about half the total and each child received one-sixth. Democratic donor built up vast $8bn private wealth fund in Bermuda 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z The United States health care market, through which over one-sixth of the economy flows, offers investors substantial opportunities. Can the U.S. Repair Its Health Care While Keeping Its Innovation Edge? 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z Over drinks one evening, Mitford deeded him her one-sixth share of a Scottish island — a family inheritance — as a gift to the British Communist Party. Opinion | The Communist Party’s Party People 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z After Bush, we grew enraged by President Barack Obama’s efforts to reorder one-sixth of our economy on a straight party-line health-care vote. Opinion | Do I even know you anymore? 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Yet the Senate has barely followed anything resembling a normal process as it considers a bill that would overhaul an industry that represents one-sixth of the national economy. Analysis | The ACA repeal effort was bad news from the start, with little public scrutiny and little chance for success 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z “Health care is a deeply personal, complex issue that affects every single one of us and one-sixth of the American economy,” she said. Susan Collins to vote No on Graham-Cassidy health bill 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z Politics matters more than giving serious thought to a bill that would upend one-sixth of our economy. Opinion | Avoiding a health-care horror 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z Rich or poor, young or old, their illnesses open their eyes to the fact that the so-called health-care industry, which amounts to roughly one-sixth of the U.S. economy, is not an industry at all. Opinion | The real reason health care in America is a mess 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z Have I mentioned that we’re talking about a life-and-death debate about one-sixth of the world’s largest economy? Trump aides 'aren't sure' about real-world impact of repeal bill 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z If you want to radically change one-sixth of the world’s largest economy, affecting the health security of millions of Americans, GOP leaders are now saying you don’t committee hearings or subject-matter experts. On health care, Republicans may regret opening this door 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z That’s less than one-sixth the administrative costs of America’s private insurers. It’s now time for Medicare for all 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z The New Orleans metro area economy, devastated by Hurricane Katrina 12 years ago, is one-sixth as large. Markets Are Signaling That Hurricane Harvey Won’t Crush the Economy 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Lance and other researchers simulated the explosive forces the crew experienced by blowing up a scale model dubbed the USS Tiny, one-sixth the size of the Hunley, while it was submerged in a farmer’s pond. Scientists solve mystery of US Civil War submarine 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z About one-sixth of the cost has come from private investment, the rest from ratepayers and public funds. Thanks to Amazon, Seattle is now America’s biggest company town 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z Most of his toys are one-twelfth or one-sixth scale. In Erik Studdard’s world, little toys can tell epic tales 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z It is considered one of Obama’s signature achievements, and touched nearly every part of American healthcare, an industry that accounts for one-sixth of the American economy. Donald Trump says Obamacare will now implode. Is he right? 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z “I don’t think that’s a good approach to facing legislation that affects millions of people and one-sixth of our economy,” she added. Senate Republicans plan to plow ahead with health-care vote this week 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z When his eyes dwell on an image for one-sixth of a second, the machine says the chosen word for him. Fear of Medicaid cuts looms at school that serves students with disabilities 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z It sounds crazy to think the Senate will vote in four days on overhauling one-sixth of the United States economy, and they don’t yet know what bill will be considered. Republicans' health care process is 'staring to feel incoherent' 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z And second, sort of, the Affordable Care Act affects one-sixth of the U.S. economy. Opinion | Why repeal-and-replace was doomed from the start 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z One is that administrative costs average only about 2 percent of total expenses under a single-payer program like Medicare, less than one-sixth the corresponding percentage for many private insurers. Why Single-Payer Health Care Saves Money 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z Well, other than the fate of more than 20 million people and one-sixth of the United States economy. At last the world is united — in hating and fearing one man (who only cares about CNN) 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z But with the Senate health bill threatening to reshape a sector that makes up one-sixth of the American economy, many of the most powerful industry voices have been notably absent from the public debate. Analysis | Why some major health groups are unusually quiet about the Senate bill 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z Is it too much to ask Congress to do the same for health care, spending on which now makes up one-sixth of the nation’s economy? Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z This is a bill that will impact about one-sixth of the U.S. economy, to say nothing of the tens of millions of Americans either receiving coverage or contributing to the costs of coverage. Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z In the end, she received about one-sixth of that number. Marine Le Pen will have few friends in France’s new Parliament 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z The GOP is not just sending mixed signals about what they may do to one-sixth of the U.S. economy. 10 ways Mitch McConnell’s secret Senate operation to destroy Obamacare will make life hell for many Americans 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z The Senate’s decisions could have huge implications: Health care represents about one-sixth of the American economy, and about 20 million people have gained insurance under the 2010 health law, President Barack Obama’s signature legislative achievement. Secrecy Surrounding Senate Health Bill Raises Alarms in Both Parties 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z But that’s about all lawmakers will say about their plan to overhaul the American healthcare system – an effort that will affect millions of Americans and impact one-sixth of the US economy. Republican senators nearly done drafting secretive healthcare proposal 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated in an analysis last month that states covering one-sixth of the population would take waivers that allowed insurers to charge people with pre-existing conditions more. Flexibility That A.C.A. Lent to Work Force Is Threatened by G.O.P. Plan 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z Grassley said the legislation is intended to counter the fact that less than one-sixth of people with hearing loss use assistive technology such as hearing aids. Gun-owners fear regulation from unlikely place: Hearing aids 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Basically, when we looked at the numbers this past year, we realized that the downloads were like, less than one-sixth of the overall numbers. Adult Swim Singles' creative director: 'People don't download music anymore' 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z The budget office estimates that states that are home to one-sixth of the U.S. population, or more than 50 million people, would ask for the waiver. GOP health plan could be costly for those with coverage gaps 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z Under the GOP plan, the report states, "about one-sixth of the population resides in areas in which the nongroup market would start to become unstable beginning in 2020." Analysis | The most alarming sentence for Republicans in CBO’s new health-care report 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z So it’s reasonable to see its one-sixth estimate as fuzzy. C.B.O. Has Clear Message About Losers in House Health Bill 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z In contrast, under the House’s alternative, the CBO predicts that about one-sixth of the population would reside “in areas in which the nongroup market would start to become unstable beginning in 2020.” Opinion | The CBO report proves the GOP health-care bill is no rescue plan 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z The Office of Science at the Department of Energy would lose about one-sixth of its funding, a $900 million cut. Trump budget seeks huge cuts to science and medical research, disease prevention 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z Don’t tell me I’m feigning anger when House Republicans pass a bill that will reshape one-sixth of our economy without understanding it, without waiting to see an estimate of its effects. Opinion | There is nothing fake about this anguish over health care 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z That would be around one-sixth of total worldwide demand, forecast at $5.9 trillion. China poses a potential trade shock for region 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z But Republicans rejected the notion that to help 2 million people with preexisting conditions get access to care, we needed a 2,000-page bill that transformed one-sixth of the economy. Opinion | My son has a preexisting condition. He’s one of the reasons I voted for the AHCA. 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z Next, they brushed off questions about whether they’d read the bill, which would impose a significant change on one-sixth of the U.S. economy and was polished off in a Rules Committee meeting after nightfall Wednesday. Republicans are following the playbook they attacked in Obamacare debate 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z "In the recent Budget, the chancellor announced plans that would only create one-sixth of the school places we will need by 2021, and even those plans were drastically underfunded," she said. MPs question government's 'grip' on new school places - BBC News 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z And there continues to be wariness across the House GOP of moving too fast on a major bill that could potentially affect one-sixth of the U.S. economy. House Republicans likely to start two-week recess without passing health-care bill 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z This peer effect is roughly one-sixth as big as the direct effect, which makes it sound small. How Gorsuch’s Influence Could Be Bigger Than His Single Vote 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Retooling America’s health care system - it comprises one-sixth of the nation’s economy - is a multi-tiered puzzle. Self-inflicted collapse chokes GOP effort to undo Obamacare 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, administrative costs in Medicare are only about 2 percent of total operating expenditures, less than one-sixth of the rate estimated for the private insurance industry. Loss Aversion, Trump and the New Opening for Medicare for All 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Today, this sector is one-sixth of the American economy and larger than all but four national economies. Opinion | Whatever replaces Obamacare will look a lot like Obamacare 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z 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 Basic research comprises only about one-sixth of the country’s spending on all types of R&D, which totaled $499 billion in 2015. Data check: U.S. government share of basic research funding falls below 50% 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z This is the same Barack Obama who ordered the federal government to take over the entire health care industry — one-sixth of the U.S. economy — in a brazen attempt to advance his own partisan, political agenda. Obama wiretapping Trump evidence of former president’s agenda 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z Canada’s oil industry makes up one-sixth of the nation’s economy, but it is plagued by transport constraints and relatively high cost of production. Keystone XL pipeline: A 'Canada First' energy plan? 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z By the end of that week, she was in the emergency room after doctors finally found what was wrong with her — that her heart was functioning at one-sixth of its normal rate. Woman survives cancer, heart failure 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z “What the President is doing is helpful because he is walking through various ways to take one-sixth of the American economy, which is healthcare, and putting it into English,” said Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden. Obama Meets With Democrats on Future of Health Care Law 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z About one-sixth of Hawaii’s population is of Japanese ancestry, and Japan sent 1.5 million tourists to the state last year, more than any other country. Pearl Harbor ceremony punctuates Obama effort to ease tensions Trump could inflame 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z Tax pot too heavily and the gangs will dominate the bootleg trade, just as they do around one-sixth of Mexico’s tobacco market. Mexican attitudes to marijuana mellow 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z “In the one-sixth gravity of the moon, the wine slowly curled and gracefully came up the side of the cup,” he said later, describing the moment. In space, John Glenn saw the face of God: ‘It just strengthens my faith’ 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z St. Charles gets one-sixth of the 30 percent tax on the net income from each machine. St. Charles’ first video gambling machines running after ban 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z Twitter, which added four million new visitors last quarter, now serves a user base roughly one-sixth the size of Facebook’s. Facebook Defies Social Media Gravity With User and Profit Growth 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z Never mind that at its largest, the U.S.S.R. covered one-sixth of the earth’s land, swallowing spice routes and diverse empires that were sustained by much more than pork and potatoes. How Slavic Became the Flavor of the Moment 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z WALLACE: I want you to give you a chance to briefly speak to that, and then I want to pivot to one-sixth of the economy... Transcript of the Third Debate 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z WALLACE: I want you to give you a chance to briefly speak to that, and then I want to pivot to one-sixth of the economy… Read a Transcript of the Final Presidential Debate 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z According to official documents, the Park Service transferred two parcels totaling about one-sixth of an acre to the General Services Administration in January 2014. Want to protest on public property in front of the new Trump hotel? You’ll have to ask Trump first. 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Immigration was cited as the most important issue by only 4% of voters — less than one-sixth the percentage who cited the economy. Asian American voters are spurning Trump — and threatening to spurn the Republican Party 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z Agriculture and agribusiness account for one-sixth of the state’s income and employees. Agricultural landscape changes with the times in NC 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z Half have been detailed from another federal agency, and one-sixth hold short-term fellowships paid by nongovernmental organizations. Report urges Trump, Clinton to make room for science in the White House 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z So Andrew Storfer, an evolutionary geneticist at Washington State University in Pullman, and his colleagues sequenced about one-sixth of the devil’s genome using 294 individuals from 3 wild populations. Tasmanian devils show signs of resistance to devastating facial cancer 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z They show that one-sixth of the world's land surface is vulnerable to invasion. Most nations lack ability to deal with invasive species - BBC News 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z And race is crucial: Nearly half of all black children, more than one-third of all Latino youngsters, compared to one-sixth of all white children, are poor. Racial, partisan divides shape American views of poverty and the poor 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z In a market one-sixth the size of the U.S., Startups Seek to Challenge Craigslist in Online Classifieds 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z As of now, the gigafactory’s structure is less than one-sixth the size of what the final building is expected to occupy. Tesla Races to Finish ‘Gigafactory’ in Time for Model 3 Rollout 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z The first is ending the Democratic Party’s system of superdelegates, which account for about one-sixth of the delegates nominating their presidential candidate. Sanders delegates in Philly: There may be protests thanks to Clinton’s VP pick, but we’ll have to wait and see 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z The success ratio of proposals to the NIH is something like 17% — that is, we are funding one-sixth of the proposals that the NIH gets. Obama’s top scientist talks shrinking budgets, Donald Trump, and his biggest regret 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z For example, the red deer on the island of Jersey shrank to one-sixth of its original size over just 6,000 years. New Fossils Hint 'Hobbit' Humans Are Older Than Thought Celiac disease and Type 1 diabetes occur about one-fifth and one-sixth as often, respectively, in Russian Karelia as in Finland. Educate Your Immune System 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z This was enacted for one year in Xinjiang, the western region that is one-sixth of China’s area, after ethnic violence erupted there in 2009. China’s Internet Speed Ranks 91st in the World 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z In 2000, 1.37 million minivans, from more than 15 automotive brands, were sold in the United States — one-sixth of all new cars sold that year. Chrysler Hopes New Pacifica Can Make Minivan Cool 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z To do that, Huawei must succeed in the United States, the second largest market for handsets, accounting for one-sixth of global sales, according to industry analysts. China's Huawei looks to build global smartphone brand 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Monarchs over one-sixth of the globe, they played at Western niceties while clinging to Byzantine notions of absolute rule. The Romanovs: fascinating, odd and odious 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z The bank approved more than $2 billion in loan approvals during the week before its authorization lapsed, the most for a single week all year and around one-sixth of all financing approved last year. Ex-Im Bank Faces New Hurdle as Senator Blocks Board Nominees 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z For instance, less than one-sixth of NAZCA's commitments related to carbon pricing include a specific carbon price, and the amounts listed range from $0.01 to $357.37 to emit 1 tonne of CO2 equivalent. Track climate pledges of cities and companies This seasonal gas migration involves about one-sixth of Mars’ atmosphere by mass. Three Cool Things We’ve Learned From NASA's Mars Gravity Map Dr. Hamilton said that the amount of academic space per student at N.Y.U. is just 160 square feet — half of that at Columbia and something like one-sixth of that at Yale. Big Man on a Global Campus 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Yet its oil-rich Permian Basin shale properties, source of one-sixth of its output, are still expected to pump more this year - even as it cuts back to only two to four rigs. At last, U.S. shale firms see output falling, but is it enough? 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z The Xinjiang government announced this month that it was banning tourism on glaciers across the region, which is one-sixth of the Chinese land mass. Xinjiang Region of China Bans Glacier Tourism, Citing Risk to Ecosystem 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z One for-profit college in Maryland charges $52,737 for a degree in dental hygiene, while an associate’s degree in the same field at the state’s public colleges costs about one-sixth that price. For-profit colleges in Maryland are ripping off students, consumer group says 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z Sanders' approach is also called 'single-payer,' because the government would become the steward of the health care system, currently about one-sixth of the economy. Sanders Health Plan Is Better Than Medicare 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z A bill sponsored by Sen. Bob Onder, R-Lake St. Louis, would divert one-sixth of Missouri’s 3 percent general revenue sales tax into the transportation department’s road fund as well. Missouri sees many options, little consensus on road funding 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Firebird has been suing the tiny, destitute island nation of Nauru for repayment on about $24 million of defaulted government-backed bonds, equal to about one-sixth of the country’s gross domestic product. North Korea Is Newest Frontier for a Daredevil Investor 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z But its online sales still amount to less than one-sixth of Amazon’s, and they are slowing, too. It’s Amazon and Also-Rans in Retailers’ Race for Online Sales 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z The island’s Home Builders Association announced the recession resulted in 40,000 lost housing jobs across the commonwealth in 2015—one-sixth the sector’s total. How Some Animals Cash In on Economic Crises 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z Within a month, one-sixth of the remaining prisoners will be released. Legacy or bust 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z The fine amounts to one-sixth of the West African nation's 2014 budget. Nigeria slashes MTN fine by a third to $3.4B for unregistered SIM cards as Nigeria CEO resigns 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Peru’s economy, among the fastest growing, derives one-sixth of its gross domestic product from minerals. High in the Andes, A Mine Eats a 400-Year-Old City 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z In contrast, he noted, the U.S. maintains a veto in the World Bank despite holding just one-sixth of the votes. China-Led Infrastructure Bank Plots Cautious Launch 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z That rate is just one-sixth the firing rate in the private sector,” Mr. Edwards said. Golden Hammer: EPA kept sex offenders on staff 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z In the company’s e-commerce operations alone, overseas transactions account for about one-sixth of Rakuten’s overall volume. Rakuten Touts English in Its Growth Push 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z The spiritual leader of one-sixth of the world's population, the pope has made it his mission to transform the longstanding conservative image of the Roman Catholic Church. Forbes 'Most Powerful' list ranks the rich, the smart and the menacing 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z For a year, the government allowed access to only a few official websites across all of Xinjiang, which is one-sixth of the territory of China. Report Ranks China Last in Internet Freedom Among 65 Nations 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z In geopolitical terms, by the end of the Second World War, the Soviet Union comprised one-sixth of the world’s land mass and was a superpower capable of mounting a devastating challenge to the United States. America enabled radical Islam: How the CIA, George W. Bush and many others helped create ISIS 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z Under South African law, Mr. Pistorius was eligible for early release after serving a minimum of one-sixth of his sentence. Oscar Pistorius to Leave Prison for House Arrest 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z In a statement, a spokeswoman for Mr. Bush, Allie Brandenburger, said Mr. Obama’s law “epitomizes why Americans are fed up with Washington,” calling it “a government takeover of more than one-sixth of the American economy.” Jeb Bush to Detail Plans for Replacing the Affordable Care Act 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z Under South African law, he was eligible for release after serving one-sixth of his sentence in jail — in his case 10 months. Oscar Pistorius stays in jail as parole review hearing postponed for 2 weeks 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z Nature's analysis shows that almost one-quarter of articles from Germany’s elites are now in the world’s top 10% by citations — up from one-sixth 12 years ago. Germany claims success for elite universities drive 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z “In the one-sixth gravity of the moon the wine curled slowly and gracefully up the side of the cup.” A Glass for Enjoying a Sip of Whisky While Floating in Space 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z The government now only controls one-sixth of Syria’s territory, the IHS Conflict Monitor said in a report issued last week, and maintaining a semblance of ordinary life in that area become more necessary than ever. As War Closes In, Syria’s Assad Puts Emphasis on Normal 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z If trends continued the amount of carbon burned as a result of clearing tropical forests was equal to roughly one-sixth of the entire global carbon dioxide allotment, Busch said. Tropical forests totalling size of India at risk of being cleared, study warns 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z According to the South African Criminal Procedure Act, an offender must serve at least one-sixth of his sentence before he is eligible for early release. What next for Oscar Pistorius? - BBC News 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z At less than 500 square feet, the web room is about one-sixth the size of a typical jewelry store. Web Retailers, Now With Stores, Teach New Tricks 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z That test generated a swarm of long-lived shrapnel that constitutes nearly one-sixth of all the radar-trackable debris in orbit. War in Space May Be Closer than Ever 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Last year Britain received half as many asylum applications as France and Italy, and one-sixth as many as Germany. Crisis mismanagement 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z The UN says two-thirds of the country’s 12 million people need aid and one-sixth have fled their homes. Obama heads to Kenya amid fresh claims of South Sudan war crimes 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Only 31,745 of them applied in Britain, half the number for France and one-sixth that of Germany. No milk, less honey 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z That’s because even though the dwarf planet is one-sixth the size of Earth, it’s so far from the Sun that the sphere of influence is much bigger. New Horizons spacecraft now within Pluto's sphere of influence 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Four years after South Sudan won its independence, two-thirds of the country’s 12 million people need aid, according to the UN, and one-sixth have fled their homes. South Sudan army raped and then burned girls alive, says UN 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z In a survey of 251 employees – roughly one-sixth of Zara’s New York workforce – black employees in particular reported mistreatment from management, and many workers said they were ordered to racially profile customers. My country is a racist country – built on the lie of freedom and opportunity | Lindy West 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z There are approximately 1,500 Zara employees in New York, suggesting one-sixth were surveyed. Zara accused of creating culture of customer discrimination in new report 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Under South African law, Pistorius was always eligible for release after serving one-sixth of his term. Oscar Pistorius' Potential Release Leaves Steenkamp Family 'Shocked' 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z Daily airstrikes against the Islamic State are one-sixth of what they were in the first campaign against the Taliban in 2001-2002, which resembled the current war against the Islamic State. For Obama, no middle ground in the Mideast 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z He lined up partners — Hard Rock owns a one-sixth stake — and built a $120 million grandstand. Real Estate Magnate Pushes for a Casino in North Jersey 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z That's about one-sixth of the average working woman's income, making it, by this measure, the least expensive option in the country. The states where parents spend the most on child care 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z It is already about one-sixth as massive as the Milky Way, which is 10 billion years old. Astronomers Measure Distance to Farthest Galaxy Yet 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z The bank has never burned through more than about one-sixth of its capital safety buffer in any crisis, estimates Mr Barua. Will Britain's HSBC move back to its original home? - BBC News 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z From 2010 to 2013, Oklahoma oil production jumped by two-thirds and gas production rose by more than one-sixth, according to federal figures. As Quakes Rattle Oklahoma, Fingers Point to Oil and Gas Industry 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z It was as if overnight we were forced to acknowledge that our addressable market was less than one-sixth of what we thought it was. The secret to a successful pivot? Acknowledge, adjust and move on. 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z Tax increment financing subsidies—which are used to lure big businesses into the city—were taking up one-sixth of the budget when Emanuel entered office. Neither Rahm Nor Anti-Rahm Is A Good Choice For Chicago 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z The land surrounding Ordos City sits on one-sixth of China’s coal reserves. The Colossal Strangeness of China's Most Excellent Tourist City 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Opponents of the ACA criticize Congress for trying to overhaul one-sixth of the U.S. economy in one complex bill - the implication being that such a thing could not be done overnight. A sampling of editorials from around New York 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z But the first phase of the work represents only one-sixth of the overall exterior repairs required, officials said, and did not address much of the clearly visible damage. Milestone in National Cathedral’s long road to recovery 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z A staggering 62,000 Detroit properties — one-sixth of all city properties — are subject to foreclosure this year. In Detroit, Jeb Bush Tests Campaign Message on Economy 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Streeter said that under the state’s current contract with the corps, it can use about one-third of Milford’s supply and one-sixth of Perry’s. Kansas water officials seek big projects amid budget crunch 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z Roughly one-sixth of the federal budget goes for nothing that’s a matter of national concern, but for grants to state and local governments. Buckley's 'Modest Proposal' Would Erase 18 Percent Of The Federal Budget 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z But even in today’s globalized economy, imports are under one-sixth of GDP. Seven Ways to Raise Wages Because the contract is not guaranteed, Hernandez could be released before opening day for roughly one-quarter or one-sixth of his salary in termination pay, depending on the timing. D-backs avoid arbitration with reliever Hernandez 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z It’s roughly one-sixth the size of Earth, but given its lack of oceans, it nearly matches us in landmass. A One-Way Trip to Mars? Many Would Sign Up 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z By some measures, communications accounts for one-sixth of the economy, but I think by any measure, it's the most dynamic sector of the economy. The Verge 50 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z In the 1960s, Great Northern Paper made about one-sixth of the newsprint produced in the U.S., according to a historical report in the Harvard Business School archive. Decline of Maine’s paper mills hurts middle class 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z Many years later at the end of the USSR, my institution did an economic survey that placed the estimate closer to one-sixth to one-seventh that of the US. Notable & Quotable: Warren Nutter 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z The change in consumer behavior is prompting the migration of TV ad budgets to online spending. eMarketer expects digital video spending to reach around one-sixth of what is spent on television ads by 2018. Yahoo Eyes Video Ad Dollars With BrightRoll Acquisition 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z “It’s one-sixth of the US economy, and it’s ready and willing to change.” CastlightVoice: How Big Data Will Help Save Healthcare 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z The government estimates that one-sixth of the 30.8 million people currently in work get paid overtime. Holiday pay ruling: Who is affected? 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z The government estimates that one-sixth of the 30.8 million people in work get paid overtime. Holiday pay case may affect millions 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z But Mark Williams, the chief Asia economist at Capital Economics, estimates that official retail sales figures only capture about one-sixth of the online purchases in China. Mixed Economic Signals From China 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z The gross domestic product of Japan, currently the third largest economy in the world, is estimated to be one-sixth the size of China by 2050. Making Prime Minister Abe's 'Womenomics' Work in Japan 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z The bank's chief representative in Ukraine, Qimiao Fan, said the two regions accounted for about one-sixth of the country's GDP, including a quarter of industrial output. Ukraine GDP 'to shrink 8% this year' 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z To explore the effects of the moon's gravity, which is about one-sixth that of Earth, the researchers conducted experiments on airplanes nicknamed "Vomit Comets." Astronauts May Moonwalk Faster than Expected 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Even so, McIlroy says they are but one-sixth of Europe’s team. McIlroy is No. 1, but only 1 of 12 at Gleneagles 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z According to the Post's report, only one-sixth of seizures studied since 2001 were challenged in court: The growing outcry over police confiscation 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z Legal expenses help explain why only one-sixth of those forfeitures were challenged. How Cops Got A License To Steal Your Money 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Ethnicity still draws the attention of marketers, particularly those trying to sell products to the growing ranks of Hispanic consumers who represent almost one-sixth of the U.S. population. Hispanic Shoppers Avoid Peanut Butter and Pretzels 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z During each swooping arc, which lasted about 65 seconds, the scientists had only about 20 seconds during which they could test each volunteer's walking and running styles on a treadmill at one-sixth Earth gravity. Astronauts May Moonwalk Faster than Expected 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Merklein was unemployed, and the garnishment amounted to one-sixth of his total monthly income. Student Debt Threatens the Safety Net for Elderly Americans 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z All of that is to say it's still too early into the era of expanded coverage to determine the future of health spending, which accounts for about one-sixth of the country's economy. Studies: Thank the recession for the health spending slowdown Acid rain caused by SO2 emissions quickly plummeted, at about one-sixth the cost predicted. Shattering Myths to Help the Climate 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z She and the sister who initiated the conversation do not need their share; her brother with the medical problem needs more than one-sixth to pay for the lifelong support system he needs. Almost as Certain as Death? Not Talking About the Inheritance 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z If all of the initially planned vessels were built, the littoral combat ships would account for one-sixth of a 300-ship fleet. Navy secretary: Cost for newest ship will decline 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z A: We were overjoyed with the freedom with which the men were able to move around in one-sixth gravity. ARCHIVE: Surprises From the Moon—An Expert's Report 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z But in the moon’s one-sixth gravity, steps carried them far. ‘We came in peace for all mankind’: Man took his first step on the moon 45 years ago 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z Today, less than one-sixth of college-going blacks do, according to research by the Ford Foundation. Should the definition of a black college change if the student's are mostly white? 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z That means just 400 people accounted for over one-sixth of all capital gains income. Want to Be Rich? Salary Alone Won't Get You There 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z The health care industry comprises between one-fifth and one-sixth of the total U.S. economy, Connolly says, and its rate of price inflation outpaces overall inflation by about four percentage points. Study: Health Care Spending to Increase in 2015 After 5-Year Slump 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Roughly one-sixth of Iraq’s population, including thousands of teachers, belonged to the Party, and many of them lost their jobs. The Political and Military Challenges in Iraq 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z Nationwide, unregistered migrants in urban areas number more than 230 million, one-sixth of China’s total population. Migrant Labor in Shanghai Highlights Inequality in China 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Roughly one-sixth of viewers engage in “real-time” socializing about what they are watching, according to eMarketer. Advertisers Seek a ‘Second Screen’ Connection With Viewers 2014-05-05T01:57:24Z Part of it is constant propaganda seizing them like “big government is going to take over one-sixth of the economy” through healthcare, you know, that sort of thing — but don’t touch my Medicare. Ralph Nader: “The left is seized by fear and the right is driven by brass” 2014-05-02T11:44:00Z Pollution survey Just under one-sixth of China’s land is polluted, according to the first nationwide soil survey, released on 17 April by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Land and Resources. Seven days: 18–24 April 2014 2014-04-23T17:20:20.878Z The report states that nearly one-fifth of farmland in China, and about one-sixth of all land in the country, is polluted. Sinosphere Blog: Prominent Scientist Welcomes Soil Pollution Report 2014-04-18T08:21:31Z “Our country occupies one-sixth of the earth’s surface,” he noted. Valery Kubasov, 79, Dies; Thawed Cold War in Space 2014-03-01T06:15:09Z Another one-sixth are ethnic Russians, who live primarily in the east and south near the Russian border. What You Should Know About Ukraine 2014-02-19T21:07:53Z But farms in the valley exist only thanks to irrigation—the Central Valley alone takes up one-sixth of the irrigated land in the nation. Salty Pacific Could Bring Relief for California Drought 2014-02-14T21:05:23Z Assam’s almost 1,000 plantations produce around one-sixth of the world’s tea. On Indian Tea Plantations, Low Wages and Crumbling Homes 2014-02-13T18:21:37Z It says as much as 400,000 barrels of oil per day—or one-sixth of total output—are pilfered from pipelines by bandits. Africa's Richest Man Bets Big on Oil Refinery 2013-12-28T04:22:26Z For example, for a paper with eight authorships, of which six were assigned a gender, each of the authorships would be granted one-sixth of a paper. Bibliometrics: Global gender disparities in science 2013-12-11T18:50:39.814Z About one-sixth are ethnic Ukrainians who speak Russian. What You Should Know About Ukraine 2014-02-19T21:07:53Z A one-sixth reduction, not exceeding five years, is given to those who plead guilty at the earliest opportunity. A tale of three murderers 2013-12-11T03:18:34Z The badly damaged islands of Leyte and Samar are largely agricultural, with vast tracts of coconut trees that account for one-sixth of the Philippines' coconut production. After Typhoon, Finding a Ticket Out 2013-11-14T10:35:17Z Per capita power consumption is only one-sixth of that in Indonesia, and one-20th of Thailand's. Burma grapples with power supply issues 2013-10-10T11:01:09Z An estimate of 440,000 deaths from care in hospitals "is roughly one-sixth of all deaths that occur in the United States each year," James wrote in his study. How Many Die from Medical Mistakes in U.S. Hospitals? 2013-09-20T10:45:00.743Z State officials say that people who are uninsured — more than one-sixth of South Carolina residents — should get any coverage to which they are entitled. Insurance Rolls to Rise in State Fighting Plan 2013-09-07T01:52:24Z So I.J.L. still owes me $179.50 — one-sixth of the contract, because it never set me up on a sixth and final date. The Haggler: Skip the Romance; She’s Going to Court 2013-08-10T19:44:26Z “Our conservative estimate suggests that at least one-sixth of the sugar in the domestic food supply is now imported into the country in this way.” Well: Australians Are Getting Fatter 2013-07-25T04:11:57Z In the one-sixth gravity of the moon the wine curled slowly and gracefully up the side of the cup. Buzz Aldrin's Secret Communion on the Moon 2013-07-20T11:35:27Z Prices are up; the median price of a home or condo in the US is now $208,000, which is up one-sixth from the same time last year. The housing 'recovery' is built on false confidence 2013-06-20T19:12:36Z The cartoon version of the Affordable Care Act, that much-loathed government takeover of one-sixth of the economy, is now moving from Beltway gasbags and caricaturists into the hands of consumers. Opinionator: Million-Anecdote Baby 2013-06-15T02:33:18Z In the 2000s, the median fell to about one-fifth of the average, and in 2010, it was down to about one-sixth of the average. Off the Charts: Despite Recovery, Younger Households Are Slower to Make Gains 2013-06-14T12:38:38Z In a letter to shareholders last April, Pershing said it was highly motivated to maximize shareholder value, given that its stake was worth more than $1.8 billion and represented one-sixth of its assets. Pershing Square to sell part of its CP Railway stake 2013-06-03T21:13:46Z Their games would be deemed less successful without about one-sixth the athletes. Cyprus Athletics Gets Bailout, Too 2013-05-30T21:04:58Z Tax compliance accounts for one-sixth the total regulatory burden – more than $300 billion. Obama's Record-Setting Red Tape Costs Households $14,000 Annually 2013-05-28T17:56:35Z Xinjiang, in northwest China, encompasses one-sixth of the entire country. | Asia: Gold Mine Discovered in Northwest China 2013-05-22T17:20:10Z Medications accounting for one-sixth of spending on prescription drugs will lose patent protection in the next five years, opening the door to cheaper generics. Brakes on U.S. health spending go beyond the recession: studies 2013-05-06T20:01:13Z By some estimates they need only about one-sixth the viewers, or 500,000, to break even. Two Classics of the Soaps Are Heading to the Web 2013-04-29T00:56:42Z Nurses are "drowning in a sea of paperwork" with more than one-sixth of the working week taken up doing non-essential paperwork, a survey suggests. Nurses 'drowning in paperwork' 2013-04-21T10:50:01Z Mike Rogers, R-Mich., strikes “that right balance between our privacy, civil liberties and stopping bad guys in their tracks from ruining what is one-sixth of the U.S. economy.” House passes cybersecurity bill 2013-04-18T17:59:00Z It centers on the secretive JP Morgan chief investment office, which accounted for as much as one-sixth of the bank's assets last year. JP Morgan hid mistakes as trade losses grew, Senate investigation finds 2013-03-14T23:24:31Z Although military leaders say they have improved their handling of such cases, a Pentagon report last year estimated that only about one-sixth of victims report the crimes. Air Force general’s reversal of pilot’s sexual-assault conviction angers lawmakers 2013-03-09T04:24:35Z By comparison, the credit was received by only one-sixth of the returns with wage and salary income but no unemployment income. Today's Economist: Casey B. Mulligan: Earned-Income Ironies 2013-02-06T11:00:02Z Moorman snapped a photo approximately one-sixth of a second after a bullet struck the president. Instant History: My Kennedy Polaroid 2013-01-14T11:10:00Z New “information taming” technologies are driving the cost of creating, capturing, managing and storing information down to one-sixth of what it was in 2005. Brazil's Booming Business of BigData 2012-12-12T18:34:11Z About 500 - between one-fifth and one-sixth of the world's total - rested there this autumn, bird lovers at the reserve told Chinese media. IHT Rendezvous: Endangered and Targeted: a Fight to Save the Oriental Stork Captivates China 2012-11-23T00:27:46Z KiOR says that its fuel will release one-sixth the amount of carbon dioxide as an equivalent amount of petroleum fuel. Alternative Fuels’ Long-Delayed Promise Might Be Near Fruition 2012-11-14T00:35:54Z People perceive increased drought because this is a big country and usually about one-sixth of it is experiencing some level of drought, making it easy for a camera to find a shriveled cornfield every summer. Public Misperception of Climate Change Is a Function of Too Much TV 2012-10-16T23:14:15Z With less than one-sixth of the U.S. population, South Korea last year sold nearly 50 percent more to China than the United States did. Memo to Obama's China Ambassador: Eat Your Words 2012-10-08T15:19:03Z Health Care as Income for the Poor As a nation, we devote almost one-sixth of our spending to health care, twice the share of 30 years ago. Economic Scene: Debating Real Value of Health Benefits in Poverty Calculations 2012-10-02T23:56:07Z The Firefox models will be anywhere to one-third to one-sixth the cost of the competition, according to Mozilla and its partners. Bits Blog: A Firefox Smartphone for the Developing World 2012-09-07T15:39:06Z The retail Merger Fund has returned 3.2% annually during the past three years, with just one-sixth the volatility of the S&P 500. Is It Time to Buy a Hedge Fund? 2012-08-25T03:04:10Z That is one-sixth the output of a typical wind turbine, although TidGen will turn more than a wind turbine, since the currents will push more consistently than wind. Turbine to Harness the Tides to Generate Power 2012-08-10T05:21:26Z There was no drama or intrigue around its founding; it is one-sixth the size of and grew far slower, and it is run by a CEO in his 40s, not his 20s. Why Wall Street Likes LinkedIn More Than Facebook 2012-08-04T17:46:10Z The current “freak heat wave” will become the norm for one-sixth of the year in D.C. The air conditioner: The good, the bad and the ugly of 110 years beating the heat 2012-07-17T19:40:00Z A vast swath of territory, accounting for one-sixth of China's land mass, Xinjiang holds oil, gas and coal deposits and borders Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Central Asia. Amnesty slams China for Uighur crackdown three years after riots 2012-07-05T02:37:06Z “Because you have this decision that everybody knows was made months ago in a town that notoriously does not keep secrets well with such unprecedented implications for one-sixth of the economy.” Washington Memo: Washington Memo: Polarized Over Health Care, United on Drama of Ruling 2012-06-25T01:59:22Z That station is to weigh about 60 tonnes, slightly smaller than Nasa's Skylab of the 1970s and about one-sixth the size of the 16-nation International Space Station. Chinese spacecraft Shenzhou 9 makes first manual docking with space module 2012-06-24T05:56:00Z In that case, the one-sixth of Germans who named the European Union as the world’s biggest economic power are probably correct. Economix Blog: Putting China's Economic Power in Perspective 2012-06-15T11:00:41Z The costs are about one-sixth of those in a private clinic. The future of medicine: Squeezing out the doctor 2012-05-31T15:05:28Z The core accounts for only one-sixth of the volume of the Earth but one-third of its mass, the great bulk of iron maintained in liquid form by the core’s hellish heat. Earth’s Core: The Enigma 1,800 Miles Below Us 2012-05-28T19:27:17Z The industry accounts for about one-sixth of economic activity and nearly one in five jobs. Tourists Also Tell Greece No 2012-05-26T03:01:39Z Even if the interest rate doubles, the monthly payment on the subsidized Stafford loan would increase by only about one-sixth. The Choice Blog: Doubling of Stafford Interest Rates May Cost Only $6 More a Month 2012-05-10T15:58:20Z His followers number one-tenth, perhaps one-eighth, or even one-sixth part of the human race. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Thus, the total length of tunnel on these twenty-four miles of railway will be nearly twenty-one thousand feet, or about four miles—just one-sixth of the whole line. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z You shall receive, say one-sixth of the profit for the first year, one-third for the second; and an equal share after. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z The book, when pulled to pieces, without end papers and sewing, should be about one-sixth thinner than with the paddings of the cover, thin books, of course, a little more. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z It expects that in the year to March its revenue will fall by almost one-sixth, to ¥2.6 trillion, and that it will lose ¥290 billion. Hon Hai and Sharp: Crystal vision 2012-03-29T09:18:08Z A letter from him is extant, dated in April of that year, in which he offers this land to the Connecticut Land Company, at one-sixth of a dollar an acre. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z With the present arrangement the downward stroke is performed with 5⁄12 of the revolution and the up stroke is performed with 7⁄12; the difference is 2⁄12, which equals one-sixth. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z Finally, it possesses the vast advantage of being only one-sixth part of the distance that Australia is from the civilization and markets of Europe. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z If we figure out the force of attraction of the moon for bodies on its surface, we find it equals about one-sixth that of the earth. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z During the latter part of the first week the amount of water is greatly diminished, occasionally falling to one-fourth or one-sixth of the usual quantity. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z A Bulgarian with a large family may freely bequeath only one-sixth of his fortune. Cross-border inheritance law: Vest in peace 2012-03-15T16:00:33Z The diameter of a piston rod is found in practice to range between one-sixth and one-tenth the diameter of the cylinder bore. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z A series of experimental plots was marked out, each plot being one-sixth of an acre in area. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z While under Hindoo rule, the people paid to the Government an annual tax equal to one-sixth of the produce of the soil. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z It should be met, therefore, by the hypodermic injection of from one-sixth to one-third grain of morphia in solution. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z There is an industrial and three day schools on the reserve, which are attended by one-sixth of their whole number. Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians 2012-03-11T03:00:11.673Z After each blow the work is revolved one-sixth of a revolution, and as the angles of the swage are true they obviously true the angles of the bolt head. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z One-fifteenth of these cases among men, and one-sixth among women, are observed before their twentieth year; and in the wealthy classes of society one-fourth occur before the same period. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Officials estimate that one-eighth to one-sixth of a ship’s crew will be given the tests, with the focus on those standing watch and overseeing critical components like nuclear reactors. | South: Virginia: Breathalyzer Tests for Sailors 2012-03-06T06:10:52Z For this purpose one-sixth to one-quarter of a grain of morphia may be given, together with one-sixtieth to one-fortieth of a grain of atropia. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z The angle between the sides of the V is 55°, and one-sixth of the total depth is rounded off both at the top and bottom. An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design 2012-03-06T03:00:25.777Z Females ranged from one-eighth to half an inch long, males from one-sixth to a third of an inch. Observatory: Giant Jurassic Fleas Packed a Mean Mouth 2012-03-02T18:37:26Z In other words if the usual grain test be applied, money had fallen during three and a half centuries to nearly one-sixth of its original value. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z This is unlikely, but worth mentioning: If the Nationals cut Gorzelanny more than 15 days before opening day they would owe him only one-sixth of his 2012 salary. Nationals? Tom Gorzelanny prepared for relief role 2012-02-28T15:51:00Z The curved side has a scale on it, which is just one-sixth of a circle, hence the name of the instrument. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z Per capita income in China is about one-sixth the U.S. level when adjusted for differences in purchasing power. China’s Billionaire Lawmakers Make U.S. Peers Look Like Paupers 2012-02-26T18:10:27Z "So if you add both caesium isotopes and radioactive silver - they represented only one-fifth or one-sixth of the radioactivity contributable to potassium-40." Cruise finds Fukushima pollution 2012-02-22T23:05:35Z About one-sixth of all patients were admitted to a Catholic hospital in 2010. Growth of Catholic Hospitals May Limit Access to Reproductive Care 2012-02-21T01:40:17Z The financial burden of exporting one-sixth of oil production to China without receiving cash prompted Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez to send an internal memo to the government to seek a change to the repayment mechanism. Chavez Misses $10 Billion a Month Curbing Oil Spending: Energy 2012-02-15T01:43:25Z Home to nearly one-sixth of the world's plant species, as well as hundreds of kinds of mammals, birds and amphibians, the Andean cloud forests are one of the most biologically diverse regions on Earth. Rising Temperatures Push Andean Species Skyward 2012-02-13T16:15:00.190Z For at least one-sixth of the year they are debarred from the use of meat or even eggs, and are permitted only vegetable oils, fruits, vegetables, and grain. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z The group would control one-sixth of the world's total coal trade if China's 700 million tons a year of coastal trade is included. Fear not the "Glenstrata" giant, say coal customers 2012-02-08T16:12:11Z No public meals were allowed after 9:30 P. M. at hotels, restaurants, clubs, and boarding houses, and the tube and train services were reduced; also, by one-sixth, the amount of gas or electricity allowance. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z Hog, a stone that stops short of the hog-score, a line drawn one-sixth of the length of the rink from the tee. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z This is the hexad axis or hexagonal axis, for which the angle of rotation is 60�, or one-sixth of 360�. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z And for KOI-961, in particular, the diameter had to be revised downwards even further: its actual size is only about one-sixth that of the Sun. Three Tiny Exoplanets Suggest Solar System Not So Special 2012-01-12T01:45:00.227Z The second, and more likely, danger is that sanctions by the U.S. and Europe will lead to an Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-sixth of the world’s oil shipments pass. Will Tensions with Iran Really Push Gasoline to $5 a Gallon? 2011-10-29T14:55:00Z The mineral wealth of Colombia is very great; one-sixth of the exports consist of precious metals. Alden's Handy Atlas of the World 2012-01-02T03:00:16.440Z About one-sixth of global supply travels through the seaway. Oil Heads for Third Yearly Gain on Mideast Tension, U.S. Economy 2011-12-30T09:54:10Z They knew that they constituted only three-tenths of the Southern voters, and that the proportion was less than one-sixth in Maryland. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z During the first twelve months the postage fell short of his expectations by about one-third; and freight and passengers, which he had estimated to produce �2000, produced little more than one-sixth of that amount. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z Roach says he couldn’t answer a single one of the math questions but was able to guess right on one-sixth of them. The Secret Problem With That Testing Column 2011-12-12T22:45:11.797Z Out of the payment five-sixths are given to the sellers, and one-sixth devoted to the Greenlanders’ public fund, spent in “public works,” in charity, and on other unforeseen contingencies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z This is about one-sixth the thickness of the average human hair, and in other parts the size must be absolutely standard, no appreciable variation being allowable. Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair 2011-12-04T03:00:04.777Z It covers two and one-sixth acres of ground, has twelve towers, and the great hall two hundred feet square in the center. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z Therefore he opened negotiations with his old associates, by 1681 had succeeded in buying most of them out, and declared himself sole owner of all these grants, although his cousin still owned his one-sixth interest. Legends of Loudoun An account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck 2011-11-26T03:00:16.703Z He also knew that, of the million and a half dollars' worth of supplies, less than one-sixth had ever been transshipped. On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents 2011-11-26T03:00:14.947Z In my own case, they compose about one-sixth, so you see to what extent my beliefs differ from the common. The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z They thought it wise to assimilate the institutions of a tropical dependency with eight millions of native inhabitants, of whom one-sixth part were independent heathen or Mahometans, to the gradually evolved institutions of Old Spain. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z The sixth method consists in heating together a bes of the copper and one-sixth of a libra each of sulphur, salt, and stibium. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Saunders states that in Iceland the down in each nest weighs about one-sixth of a pound. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z According to their findings, 59.1 percent of the mothers recalled an infant formula advertisement message and one-sixth reported a doctor recommended using formula. Study: Infant formula ads reduce breast-feeding 2011-11-03T01:43:08Z In that case Alpha Centauri is now so near that it introduces a disturbing effect equal to about one-sixth of the effect needed to cause glaciation on the earth. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z City Point eventually received one-sixth of all the financing in the program. For Brooklyn Leader, Marty Markowitz, Mix of Business, Charity and Power 2011-10-25T02:16:33Z This definition dictated that the lattice must have basic repeating units with particular symmetries: these units could be rotated by one-half, one-quarter or one-sixth of a full circle and still look the same. Nobel prize: Persistence pays off for crystal chemist 2011-10-12T17:20:24.057Z Bodle, bod′l, n. a Scotch copper coin, equal to about one-sixth of an English penny, the smallest coin. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z It absorbs one-sixth more than its bulk of alkaline air, and with it forms the common sal ammoniac. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z On the occasion of his first visit to me I injected him with one-sixth grain acetate of morphia, thereby stopping the pain. Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it 2011-10-03T02:00:31.460Z Throughout that entire world there is no settled white population save in the French colonies of Algeria and Tunis along the Mediterranean seaboard, where whites form perhaps one-sixth of the total. The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy 2011-09-13T02:00:33.070Z The mission is the first in more than 50 years of lunar exploration that’s dedicated to measuring the moon’s uneven gravity — about one-sixth Earth’s pull. High wind delays NASA launch of twin moon probes 1 day, 1st mission focusing on lunar gravity 2011-09-08T16:22:19Z It is simply not true, no matter how often candidates say that the Obama health care law represents socialized medicine or took over one-sixth of the economy. Fact checking the GOP debate at the Reagan library 2011-09-08T07:20:00Z “Very well, steward, but mind this, if there be one-sixth of a grain of garlic in the whole boiling of it, you shall swing at the yard’s arm.” Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z I gave the man a subcutaneous injection of one-sixth grain acetate of morphia, for present ease, and ordered him muriate of iron and small doses of strychnia three times a day. Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it 2011-10-03T02:00:31.460Z Today, A.& P. operates about one-sixth its 1980 number of stores and under several retail banners, including A.& P., Food Emporium and Pathmark. Off The Shelf: In A.&P.?s Story, Parallels to Retail Battles of Today 2011-09-03T19:07:52Z Richard Cobden declared that not one-sixth of the letters exchanged in England were transmitted through the post office, and other observers of equal authority bore similar emphatic testimony. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z They are moving after Chinese state-controlled companies grabbed one-sixth of the global market by offering sharply lower prices, mainly because of cheaper access to rare earths. Chasing Rare Earths, Foreign Companies Expand in China 2011-08-24T19:53:16Z The $10 billion price tag is also 11 times greater than Autonomy’s annual revenue of $870 million and represents about one-sixth of HP’s current market value. HP snaps up business software maker Autonomy for $10 billion as it exits mobile devices 2011-08-19T00:28:47Z About one-sixth of the nation’s private employers are small companies in housing-related industries, including homebuilders, real estate agents, architects, and furniture suppliers, Census data show. How Housing Dealt a Double Blow to Small Business 2011-08-04T20:45:51Z But rather than the typical half-inch, the Minimus rises only one-sixth of an inch at the heel, and the shoes are considerably lighter than most running shoes. Advertising: Appealing to Runners, Even the Barefoot Brigade 2011-07-28T01:30:31Z McGee is still watering another variety of corn, cotton and sorghum but the loss of nearly one-sixth of his acres after spending so much on irrigation weighs on him. Severe drought in Texas could result in record losses in nation?s No. 2 agriculture state 2011-07-27T07:21:51Z They say the North's willingness to talk with the United States lowers tensions in northeast Asia, responsible for about one-sixth of the global economy. Analysis: U.S and South Korea stand firm against Pyongyang 2011-07-25T08:25:05Z About half remains ecclesiastical property, while a third belongs to the great Roman families, one-sixth being still owned by peasant holders. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z By these machines the astounding result was reached of making the stockings at the cost of one-sixth of a mill per pair. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z |
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