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  • Instead, we proposed reducing the threshold from two-thirds to three-fifths—that is, from sixty-seven votes to sixty, if all senators were present.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • Instead, we proposed reducing the threshold from two-thirds to three-fifths—that is, from sixty-seven votes to sixty, if all senators were present.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • Instead, we proposed reducing the threshold from two-thirds to three-fifths—that is, from sixty-seven votes to sixty, if all senators were present.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • Temple will have three-fifths of its starting five -- including two established A-10 stars in Juan Fernandez (12.6 ppg) and Lavoy Allen (11.5 ppg, 10.7 rpg) -- and super sixth man Ramone Moore (7.6 ppg) ready to step into a starting role next season.

    Atlantic 10 Conference 2010

  • About three-fifths of the $3.8 trillion federal budget goes to Social Security, Medicare, defense and debt interest.

    What a Republican Win Would Mean for Investors Brett Arends 2010

  • Yet today, China accounts for three-fifths of the world's solar-panel production and exports 95 percent of its production, much of it to the United States.

    Usha Haley: Bringing Solar Manufacturing Back Usha Haley 2012

  • Yet today, China accounts for three-fifths of the world's solar-panel production and exports 95 percent of its production, much of it to the United States.

    Usha Haley: Bringing Solar Manufacturing Back Usha Haley 2012

  • They found that nearly three-fifths of all students reported feeling unsafe at school because of their sexual orientation, and more than a third felt unsafe because of their gender expression.

    Ari Solomon: Take Action for Safer Schools Ari Solomon 2011

  • Yet today, China accounts for three-fifths of the world's solar-panel production and exports 95 percent of its production, much of it to the United States.

    Usha Haley: Bringing Solar Manufacturing Back Usha Haley 2012

  • The larger wireless unit accounts for virtually all of Verizon's growth and is expected to account for about three-fifths of the company's estimated $104 billion in revenue this year, according to Mizuho Financial.

    Why to Take the Long-Term View on Verizon Kelly Evans 2010

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