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The phrase "a third slower than" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to compare the speed of two things, indicating that one is slower by one-third compared to the other.
Example: "The new model is a third slower than the previous version, which may affect its performance in competitive settings."
Alternatives: "one-third slower than" or "33% slower than".
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A focus on maximising performance per watt led Nvidia to take the unusual step of making the cores in its new Kepler architecture run about a third slower than their equivalents in its previous generation of chips.
He says higher savings, plus a move away from leverage by businesses and money managers, means the U.S. economy will grow no more than 2% annually for years, a third slower than its 20-year average.
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Her time was still half-a-second slower than the 49.10 Olympic gold- winning performance by Freeman, who is taking a year out of the sport.
Mansell qualified in third place, albeit over a second slower than Senna.
Strong Suit last year was about half a second slower than Ishvana on good ground.
Her time of 5.25.19 was half a second slower than Simmonds'.
His time of 34.65 was a tenth of a second slower than Gregg's effort the previous day.
Schumacher's lap times were usually only a few tenths of a second slower than Rosberg's.
Rosberg will be second on the grid on Sunday but was a little over half a second slower than Hamilton.
His time of 46.34 seconds was nearly a second slower than what was needed to advance to the final.
The Finn was followed by team-mate Romain Grosjean, with Hamilton only sixth and with a time three tenths of a second slower than his best in first practice.
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