one-in-four

• “In Athens, a city where youth unemployment has topped 40% and one-in-four storefronts is boarded up because of lost business, the sense of victory in Brussels seemed very far away.”

  The Wall Street Journal: No Bounce for Greek Spirits

• “• Nearly one-in-four families have incomes less than $25,000 a year.”

  The Huffington Post: John Petro: State of the City: Bloomberg Failing Ordinary New Yorkers, More Families in Poverty, in Shelters, and on Food Stamps

• “While it's cheering that the next generation won't be cut down by the same cancers as us, and their hearts will go on beating longer – a girl born today has a one-in-three chance of living to 100, and a boy one-in-four – the question is, will they actually want them to?”

  The Guardian: Reality TV's the only way to move up in this world | Carole Cadwalladr

• “But keep in mind that a 75% win probability means there is still a one-in-four chance that the trailing candidate might win.”

  The Huffington Post: Explaining The Pollster-Dashboard Win Probabilities

• “So if you go back 100 years, a woman with a master's degree or PhD, you know, it's round about a one-in-four chance to ever get married.”

  NPR: Op-Ed: The Recession Isn't Hurting Marriage

• “The one-in-four figure assumed 1,000 hedge-fund employees leaving out of 4,000 total.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Pace of U.K. Hedge-Fund Exits Debated

• “Bill Frick D-Montgomery and co-sponsored by one-in-four state delegates, would add a dime to the price of gas in Maryland, and increase all vehicle registration fees by 50 percent beginning July 1.”

  The Washington Post: Bill for 10-cent Md. gas tax hike gains support

• “In about one-in-four cases, the bill increased by more than $100 -- and sometimes much more than that.”

  The Huffington Post: Sen. Tom Udall: No More 'Trick or Treat' Phone Bills

• “The positions of the respondents primarily represent the opinions and observations of laity, but in one-in-four cases, it represents those of diocesan clergy.”

  Results on the Poll on the Language of the Readings in the Usus Antiquior

• “Additionally, Winter Olympics fans have more conversations about brands every week – 74 vs. 54 for total public – and one-in-four of these fans 'brand mentions are driven by advertising.”

  Playing the Game: Why Sports Marketing Scores Points for Brands - Ed Keller - MediaBizBloggers

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