three-eighths

The conquerors split the Byzantine Empire among themselves by treaty, and the Venetians were granted "western Greece, Corfu, and the Ionian islands . . . and most precious of all, three-eighths of Constantinople, including the docks and arsenal, the cornerstone of their mercantile wealth."

The Doges of War William H. McNeill 2012

Sometimes I measure operas by the thickness of the score: the score for that opera is about an inch and a half thick, of which Faust sings about an inch and three-eighths.

Portrait of the artist: Thomas Allen, baritone 2012

With jockey Calvin Borel aboard, Super Saver covered three-eighths of a mile in 36.60 seconds.

Super Saver breezes through first post-Derby work 2010

Fillet the anchovy and cut it into a section (a) about three-eighths as long as the plug and two-thirds its width.

Wrap Bait Fillets on Flatfish Plugs to Catch More Salmon and Smallmouth 2009

The rope that they used was new rope, about three-eighths inch.

Strange Fruit: Anniversary Of A Lynching 2010

The iPhone 4 is about three-eighths of an inch thick; the previous iPhone was nearly half an inch.

iPhone 4 RELEASE: PICTURES, FEATURES Of New Apple iPhone 2010

"You have three-eighths of 1 percent return on military commissions, versus 90 percent plus when they are tried in the federal court."

Lindsey Graham v. the U.S. Military 2010

And if the stoop has multiple steps, you may need to cover them with the same stone and build up the bottom landing to keep the difference in step height under three-eighths of an inch.

Before replacing concrete stoop with flagstones, address basic issues 2010

The half-mile pole to the three-eighths pole: That's the crucial point where you want to get your horse in a good position moving forward and not backward.

Derby Is Elusive for Top Jockey 2010

"You have three-eighths of 1 percent return on military commissions, versus 90 percent plus when they are tried in the federal court."

Daphne Eviatar: Lindsey Graham v. the U.S. Military 2010