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  • Now that's a hell of a thing, being told you are far too right-wing by a group that gave money to McCain over Obama to the tune of a three-to-one ratio but that's exactly what they did, jail-shanking the fat-cat dream of the wannabe baller/shot-caller, Rush.

    Sacked! 2009

  • Now that's a hell of a thing, being told you are far too right-wing by a group that gave money to McCain over Obama to the tune of a three-to-one ratio but that's exactly what they did, jail-shanking the fat-cat dream of the wannabe baller/shot-caller, Rush.

    Archive 2009-11-01 2009

  • So as a cushion against potential losses, Democrats hope to flip a couple of Republican-held Senate seats to blue—and they see Massachusetts, where Democrats outnumber Republicans three-to-one, as their best shot.

    Massachusetts on Front Line of 2012 Senate Battlegrounds Jennifer Levitz 2011

  • Calculating that the strength ratio of the two drugs is about three-to-one, the researchers injected 10 units of Botox into the crow's feet region of one side of the face, compared with 30 units of Dysport on the other, according to the report.

    Botox alternative better at smoothing 'crow's feet' 2011

  • We had an MLP based out of a cancer center, and over the course of three years, they had a three-to-one return on investment based on just a handful of cases -- really, just 10 or 20 percent of the cases that then paid for the rest of the entire program.

    Erin N. Marcus, M.D.: Low-Income Health Care: Exploring Medical-Legal Partnerships M.D. Erin N. Marcus 2010

  • The reason is found in a chart routinely produced by the Social Security Administration, showing the ratio of active workers to retirees falling by 33%, from roughly three-to-one today to two-to-one, over the next five presidential cycles.

    Class War—or Generational War? Jr. Holman W. Jenkins 2011

  • The Giants beat the Texas Rangers four to nothing last night to take a three-to-one series lead.

    Bumgarner Leads Giants Into Game 5 2010

  • The Giants beat the Texas Rangers four to nothing last night to take a three-to-one series lead.

    Bumgarner Leads Giants Into Game 5 2010

  • "Republicans and Democrats both believe that they can draw three-to-one maps, and the truth is either one could," said Republican consultant Ryan Erwin, "But neither of them could get it through the legislature and get the governor to sign it."

    Odds good for Democrats as Nevada adds a seat Aaron Blake 2011

  • Ladies 'costumes outsell men's three-to-one, says Bob Schank, president of national costume seller Halloween Adventure, and in New York, the kiddy sections are even smaller than you'll find in the' burbs.

    Feeding the Costume Craze Anne Kadet 2010

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