Until then, you'll just have to put your trust in strangers and hope they have at least a basic understanding of the rule of thirds.

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For 200 years, the chamber has operated on the understanding that any rule-change requires the vote of two-thirds of its members.

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At the height of its mainframe dominance in the 1980s, the rule of thumb was that IBM accounted for half of industry revenues, two-thirds of the profits and three-quarters of the market cap.

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"Instead of bullying the Supreme Court, the President should spend his time preparing for the reality that the court may soon rule against his decision to illegally issue tax penalties and subsidies on Americans in two-thirds of the country, " said Wyoming Sen.

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