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The phrase "as the third was" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to compare or reference a third item in a sequence or list, often in a context where the first two items have already been mentioned.
Example: "The first two attempts were unsuccessful, but as the third was, we finally achieved our goal."
Alternatives: "like the third one" or "similar to the third".
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The arrangement of singles, with "I'm With You" as the third, was regarded "controversial choices", given that "I'm With You" was "thought by some to be the biggest potential smash on the album", and could have established Lavigne as a more mature artist if it was released first.
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The third was almost as emphatic.
The third was used as a control.
The third was revised as previously mentioned.
Whether the new Hart-Rudman report will be ignored as the first was is as yet unknown.
This collection, twice as big as the first, was almost completely destroyed by the Germans in 1940.
But the first half was as bad as the second was good.
Only the first three proposals were seriously considered, as the fourth was considered to be too vague.
And, if the second half of the season is as entertaining as the first was, we are in for a real treat.
We need to remember the other two books and how different they were, then leap with Cronin into this one, which is as different from the first two as the second was from the first.
When he played a break on one turntable, he repeated the same break on the second turntable as soon as the first was finished.
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