The USnewspaper industry suffered its worst advertising decline in recordedhistory in the first six months of the year when publishers watchedmore than a third of ad sales disappear.

今年前半年，美国报业遭受了有记录历史以来最糟糕的广告额下滑，出版商们目睹三分之一强的广告销售额消失。

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Without new funding, some Democratic leaders have warned, a new, six-year transport bill will have to trim annual highway spending by about a third to keep up with falling petrol-tax revenues.

部分民主党领导人已发出警告：没有新资金来源，新的六年期交通法案将被迫削减三分之一的年度高速公路支出，以与持续下降的汽油税收入相适应。

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November 2005, Rome - Dr Jacques Diouf of Senegal was re-elected to a third six-year term as Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today.

2005年11月19日，罗马-今天，塞内加尔的雅克·迪乌夫博士第三次当选为期六年的联合国粮食及农业组织总干事。

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"If I was from the U.S., I'd vote for Obama, " Chavez said buoyantly on state television just a week before he won his third six-year term two weeks ago, potentially extending his tenure to two decades.

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Because the Senate only elects one-third of its members (to six-year terms) in each two-year election cycle, many Senators are insulated against the ebb and flow of voter attitudes about how government works.

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But with nearly a third of his six-year term gone, Mr Lagos needs vigorous growth sooner rather than later.

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