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  • n  two of three equal parts of a divisible whole

  • In Apter's study, two-thirds of women said they felt their mothers-in-law were jealous of their relationships with the sons, while two-thirds of mothers-in-law said they felt .
  • By early adolescence (14), two-thirds of the boys had engaged in erotic play with girls; nine out of ten had masturbated; more than a third had had a homosexual experience; one .
  • When a filibuster held up a vote on the Treaty of Versailles, the Senate invoked a two-thirds vote to bring the matter to the floor.
News & Articles

  • Fraudulent P&C Insurance Claims on the Rise in Europe, Accenture Survey Finds
    More than two-thirds of claims executives at European property and casualty insurance companies have seen an increase in the number of fraudulent claims over
    June 12, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
  • Survey: Small Business Owners Conservative On Risks, Not Likely To Hire
    Two-thirds of small business have not hired anyone in the past 12 months, according to a survey commissioned by The Hartford of 1,000 small-business owners across the U.S. Among reasons they said they won’t be able to hire, 47 percent said the can’t afford to hire; 39 percent said their business isn’t growing and [...]        
    June 11, 2013 - Hartford Courant
  • Survey: Two-thirds of CT renters want to own
    Two-thirds of Connecticut renters say they are interesting in owning a home, according to a study from the Connecticut Housing Financie Authority.
    June 7, 2013 - Hartford Business Journal
Quotes

  • Edward Kennedy in Charleston Gazette
    Kennedy wrote: "Heartbroken parents plead with the doctors: 'What chance does my child have if I can only afford half of the prescribed treatments? Or two-thirds? I've sold everything. I've mortgaged as much as possible.' No parent should suffer...
  • Heather Wilson in San Diego Union Tribune
    Bringing the bill up today, with no time to even read it, is either a terrible mistake or an intentional partisan maneuver,said Rep. Heather Wilson, RN.M., who supported the vetoed bill. "I think it will fail to garner the two-thirds...
  • Steve Martin in FOX News
    Overall, marriages will become more stable only if the lower two-thirds of the population starts behaving like the top third,Martin said. "There's a lot of debate _ is that possible? Can marriage training or other programs give all couples...

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