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sixtieth

sik stee ith

  • n  position 60 in a countable series of things
  • n  one part in sixty equal parts
  • s  the ordinal number of sixty in counting order

  • The investigators found that although N2O is only one-sixtieth as dangerous to the ozone layer as CFCs on a gram-by-gram basis, the sheer amount of N2O each year nearly 1 .
  • This year, to mark the sixtieth year of exile, what the Palestinians call the Nakbah or "disaster" in Arabic entire days in chatrooms and forums were dedicated to .
  • The lamp is 9 candle power, gives one-sixtieth the illumination of full moonlight, i.
News & Articles

  • CIA Admits Role In 1953 Iran Coup Against Democratically-Elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosadeq
    Marking the sixtieth anniversary of the overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddeq, the National Security Archive is today posting recently declassified CIA documents on the United States' role in the controversial operation. American and British involvement in Mosaddeq's ouster has long been public knowledge, but today's posting includes what is believed to be the CIA's first formal ...
    Aug. 19, 2013 - Payvand Iran News
  • Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
    I am pleased to offer my warm congratulations on the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of the United Nations Association of Thailand. I thank all of its members, past and present, for their advocacy and support, which has made an invaluable contribution to our work.
    Aug. 16, 2013 - United Nations
Quotes

  • Al Franken in CBS News
    I know there's been a lot of talk about the fact that when I'm sworn in I'll be the sixtieth member of the Democratic caucus,Franken said, a reference to the fact that his presence in the Senate gives Democrats a filibuster proof majority....
  • Martin Winterkorn in Creamer Media's Engineering News
    Our commitment to Volkswagen Group South Africa has never been stronger,said Winterkorn. "We are proud of what we have achieved in South Africa . . . Next year we will celebrate our sixtieth anniversary of manufacturing cars in South...
  • Larry Sabato in Bloomberg
    This could be the sixtieth seat,said Larry Sabato, a political scientist at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville who follows congressional political trends.

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