Sentence examples for a one sixth from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(1)

The phrase "a one sixth" is not correct in standard written English.
The correct form would be "one sixth" or "a sixth."
Example: "I need one sixth of the total amount for the project."
Alternatives: "one-sixth" or "a sixth part."

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The king promptly reduced taxes from one fifth to a one sixth of income, giving the El Sexmo mine its name.

Bacteria were grown overnight under aerobic conditions in tryptic soy broth at 37°C, concentrated by centrifugation, washed, and resuspended in a one sixth volume of sterile physiological saline.

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In both Amsterdam and Rotterdam, one smaller group (block A, one-sixth of the target population) will be offered screening three times.

The first sets up a one second counter.

is to be sprayed in a one second burst.

Yet the chairman's wealth has dipped from a year ago on a one-sixth decline in its Taiwan-traded shares amid a decline in the company's profit.

Experimental trial runs have been conducted on a one-third scale model of a real structure.

A one-eighth ownership of one of Executive Jet's Citation Xs costs $2.2 million down plus $14,500 monthly.

A one-eighth ownership of one of Berkshire's Citation Xs costs $2.2 million down plus $14,500 monthly.

On the following lap, Hamlin had over a one-second lead over second-placed Edwards.

Later, he was one of the founders of the Spreckels Brothers Commercial Company, owning a one-third interest.

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