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The Englishman claimed a third of the vote weeks after clinching his second Formula One world title.

TRIAGO   New Investments Dominated by a Handful of Funds  |  Winton Capital Management, a firm based in London, took more than 10 percent of the new investments in hedge funds this year, Bloomberg News reports, while a group of eight funds was said to have claimed a third of that new money.

He claims four out of five Swedish Spotify users pay for the service (a Swedish publishing executive I spoke to claimed a tenth of the population – 900,000 – subscribe to it), and revenue per play had nearly tripled for the label in the past 12 months.

A Cumbrian farmer has described how snow drifts of up to 20ft (6 metres) claimed a fifth of his stock of sheep.

With its swathes of rain-fed pastures, New Zealand now claims a third of world dairy exports.

It claims a third of the GPs questioned plan to make more private referrals this year.

Satyam claims a third of the Fortune 500 companies as clients; General Motors, General Electric and Nestlé do business with Satyam.

He bought three more newspapers there, eventually claiming a third of daily newspaper readers in the U.K. Unsatisfied, he bounded across the Atlantic to acquire media holdings in the U.S., including the New York Post, New York magazine, TV Guide, and Harper Collins.

The IAAF has come under fierce attack amid allegations - which it vehemently denies - that it turned a blind eye to suspicious blood test results from hundreds of athletes and also blocked the publication of a report claiming a third of athletes at the 2011 World Championships in South Korea admitted doping.

In the 14 states where it runs Blue Cross plans, WellPoint claims a third of the private insurance market, double or triple the national plans' share.

Ralph was unpopular, however, with Henry's successor, Richard I, and Ralph's relatives Guy de Dive and Matilda de Chesney took the opportunity to sue him in the royal courts, each claiming a third of William's estate.