three-fourths

Any statute or ordinance can be revised or repealed by a majority of the appropriate legislative body, but amending the Constitution requires approval by two-thirds of both houses of Congress and then ratification by three-fourths of the states.

The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010

In New York City, nearly three-fourths of the public school students were black or Hispanic.

The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010

For example, almost three-fourths of Americans in a 2010 Zogby Poll think we spend 6% or more of the federal budget on foreign aid.

Terry Newell: Let's Cut the Budget Sensibly --- A Simple Idea Terry Newell 2011

Overall, 55 percent of young Black families with children were either poor or near poor, and nearly three-fourths were low-income.

Marian Wright Edelman: The Vanishing American Dream For Poor Young People Marian Wright Edelman 2011

For example, almost three-fourths of Americans in a 2010 Zogby Poll think we spend 6% or more of the federal budget on foreign aid.

Terry Newell: Let's Cut the Budget Sensibly --- A Simple Idea Terry Newell 2011

Pentagon officials are quick to point out how three-fourths of civilian deaths came at the hands of the Taliban, as if that is some major accomplishment.

Michael Hughes: Petraeus Is Focusing on the Wrong Body Count in Afghanistan Michael Hughes 2011

Overall, 55 percent of young Black families with children were either poor or near poor, and nearly three-fourths were low-income.

Marian Wright Edelman: The Vanishing American Dream For Poor Young People Marian Wright Edelman 2011

For example, almost three-fourths of Americans in a 2010 Zogby Poll think we spend 6% or more of the federal budget on foreign aid.

Terry Newell: Let's Cut the Budget Sensibly --- A Simple Idea Terry Newell 2011

The body produces about three-fourths of a milligram of melatonin a day.

Can relaxation drinks put you to sleep? Rachel Saslow 2011

The Education Department could label most schools failing, reports Nick Anderson: More than three-fourths of America's public schools could soon be labeled 'failing' under a federal formula that relies mainly on annual testing to gauge progress, the Obama administration said Wednesday.

Wonkbook: A rough Wednesday for Democrats, and other economic and policy news 2011