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- noun one part in twelve equal parts
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Examples
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Putting only one-twelfth of the US economy under government control?
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If one-third of America's airliners had "less than satisfactory" ratings and one-twelfth of them were at risk of failure, they'd shut down every airport in the country.
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If one-third of America's airliners had "less than satisfactory" ratings and one-twelfth of them were at risk of failure, they'd shut down every airport in the country.
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That's about one-twelfth the number of Syrians regularly using the Internet, according to the Open Net Initiative.
Syria and Facebook: Not quite friends Sarah Lovenheim 2011
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Each portion was called Dodecatemorion one-twelfth portion, 1/12 and served to contain the largest part of its corresponding constellation.
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Homeowners, too, have been making the switch to saline, which is about one-twelfth as salty as ocean water.
Worth Their Salt? Pools Where Chlorine Isn't King Shalini Ramachandran 2011
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It will have to provide more robust benefits to about 112,000 residents, but state officials estimate that Maryland will have to extend entirely new benefits to only 21,000 -- less than one-twelfth the number Virginia faces.
Health-care overhaul's costs to Virginia and Maryland unclear 2010
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It will have to provide more robust benefits to about 112,000 residents, but state officials estimate that Maryland will have to extend entirely new benefits to only 21,000 -- less than one-twelfth the number Virginia faces.
Health-care overhaul's costs to Virginia and Maryland unclear 2010
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It will have to provide more robust benefits to about 112,000 residents, but state officials estimate that Maryland will have to extend entirely new benefits to only 21,000 -- less than one-twelfth the number Virginia faces.
Health-care overhaul's costs to Virginia and Maryland unclear 2010
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BURNETT: The Mr. Charlie is about one-twelfth the size of the gargantuan rigs now bobbing in the deep Gulf.
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