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121. Meanwhile, the Senate voted but failed to get a two-thirds majority on the balanced budget and flag desecration amendments. 122. A vote in favour of secession would be carried subject to a two-thirds majority of the republic's total electorate. 123. Mickey Andrews describes their use: We would only fill a sandbag about two-thirds full. 124. Public police forces are losing ground to private security firms, which now employ two-thirds of all security personnel in the nation. 125. Thus, assuming two-thirds of those retiring were replaced in work by unemployment beneficiaries, the financial costs could have been halved. 126. All told two-thirds of the land was cultivated by subtenants. 127. In desert and hilly regions, where agricultural production is low, people obtain two-thirds of their energy from firewood. 128. Fill pan with boiling water to come two-thirds up sides of terrine. Place in preheated oven and bake for 2 hours. 129. By spring of the following year, two-thirds of the village had died from exposure and hunger. 130. About two-thirds of all collisions at state public crossings actually occur where everything is functioning properly. 131. And any decision is ultimately dependent on passage of a bond measure, again most likely requiring a two-thirds majority. 132. Raising the tax rates above the levels set in the initiative would take a two-thirds vote of the Legislature. 133. Two-thirds of those summoned for jury service do not turn up, some making their excuses, some not bothering. 134. Among the findings: About two-thirds of child killers victimized small children, with about 15 percent targeting newborns and infants. 135. Both houses must approve by two-thirds margins, and 38 state legislatures must ratify such fundamental changes. 136. Operating profits dropped by 18 percent to £105.9 million and interest charges were slashed by two-thirds to £5.4 million. 137. The combination of one-third wheat to two-thirds white flour makes a light, crackly, and satisfying loaf. 138. Because two-thirds of those with an opinion believed the state wasted more than 20 percent of every tax dollar it collected. 139. Two-thirds of this group got over three-quarters of their income from state benefits and only 7 percent had any earnings from employment. 140. Two-thirds of the worlds oil reserves still sleep quietly beneath the soil of Mecca. 141. Its population has grown by two-thirds since 1970; it now stands at 1.7m. 142. Medicare, Medicaid and other entitlement programs that comprise two-thirds of the federal budget. 143. Sports sponsorship is the dominant form of sponsorship, accounting for over two-thirds of all sponsorship activity. 144. About two-thirds of the students in my property law class signed that petition. 145. The conclusion is that Nkrumah would have otherwise won by the two-thirds majority which was the general election pattern. 146. Soon, two-thirds of the black immigrants had left the state. 147. Pour two-thirds of sauce over mussels, sprinkle with chives and serve rest of sauce separately. 148. Maternity blues linked to platelet receptors TWO-THIRDS of women suffer from postnatal depression, accompanied by crying, confusion and tension. 149. Both houses must pass an amendment by a two-thirds margin and three-fourths of the states then must ratify it. 150. The new statutes could only be changed by a two-thirds majority vote of the new Congress.