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Free sign upThe phrase "are in a third" is not correct and lacks clarity in written English.
It may be used in contexts discussing fractions, divisions, or comparisons, but it requires additional context to be meaningful.
Example: "The results of the survey indicate that the participants are in a third of the total population surveyed."
Alternatives: "are in one-third" or "constitute a third".
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The needs of the UK and Switzerland are also very different are in a third regard.
American-owned intellectual property, say, may be uploaded in one country and downloaded in a second, via a website whose computers are in a third, operated by anonymous enthusiasts (or criminals) from goodness-knows-where.
If you are in a third world, non-English speaking country, chances are the emergency number won't be 911.
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Then Ms. Bamford takes a moment to imagine what's it like to believe in God, spinning out a carefully wrought metaphor: "You know when you are in a third-world shantytown at midnight, and you're terrified, but then off in the distance you see the glowing logo of an international conglomerate, and you just feel like: Everything's going to be O.K".
Without it we are in a second-best market.
Ten percent of our people are in a second bonus pool.
Yet here they are in a first Scottish Cup final.
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We are in a second cold war.
My sin must have been in a third scenario.
You come into LaGuardia Airport, it's like we're in a Third World country.
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