One third of the earth's surface is desert.

A third of the earth's surface is desert.

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One-third of the six members were women.

Out of the 6 members, a third are women.

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Only one third of the members turned up at the meeting.

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About one third of the earth's surface is land.

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One third of the population of that country cannot read.

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More than a third of the world population lives near a coast.

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About one-third of the food eaten by Americans comes from crops pollinated by honey bees, including apples, melons, cranberries, pumpkins, squash, broccoli, and almonds, to name just a few.

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Carol Wick and her husband own a small slice of the American dream, 12 hectares at the edge of the Cascade foothills, southeast of Seattle, Washington. A short walk from her doorstop, past some pastures and a dilapidated barn, is the fir and cedar forest that covers about one-third of her property.

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Jeff Worn, the Vice President of the South Georgia Pecan Company in Valdosta, Georgia, one of the largest pecan producers in the world, says the Chinese bought about 31 to 36 million kilograms last year, a third of the entire U.S. pecan crop last year. He says that has raised the price of pecans precipitously.

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