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Reuters and other news outlets reported earlier this week that the administration plans to propose to Congress cuts in the budgets for the U.S. State Department and Agency for International Development by about one third.

Thus, given these conditions, inhabitants of Ankara receive by about one fifth more UV-B radiation than e.g., Philadelphians.

Wheat production has fallen by 57% since 1980, and soyabean production by about one-sixth.

Its price has risen by about one-fifth in the space of three weeks.

Since mid-1995 itrade-weightedted value against a basket of some 50 currencies has risen by about one-third.

This means that the impact of a single biased judge is increased by over a quarter; the confidence in the result is reduced by about one-seventh.

Maintaining that policy for 10 years has reduced the purchasing power of my budget by about one-third.

Doctors knew that high-powered cholesterol-lowering drugs like Lipitor, called statins, cut the chance of heart attacks by about one-third.

Another controlled study showed that athletes who received bright light therapy for three weeks were able to cut their motor reaction times by about one-fifth.

Shares of both Biogen and Alexion have plunged by about one-third since July.

The predominant faith is Christianity, practiced by about two-thirds of the population, while Islam is a significant minority faith, adhered to by about one-fifth.