Its size should be about five sevenths of the topmast rigging.
Place the foremast one seventh of this length from the stem; the mainmast three sevenths from the foremast, and the mizzenmast two sevenths from the mainmast.
It would seem to the ordinary political thinker that even three-sevenths whites could control the four-sevenths blacks.
Fifty years ago about four sevenths of the people of Germany were engaged in agriculture; now only about one third of the people are so employed.
In other words, there will be six-sevenths as many knots as statute miles, and conversely, seven-sixths as many statute as sea miles.
The red glass used in France absorbs only four-sevenths of the light, but its colour produces, as might be expected, a much less marked distinction to the seaman's eye.
In Minneapolis on four occasions, large majorities have favored “home rule,” but the required four-sevenths vote has not been obtained.
An affirmative vote of four sevenths of the electors is necessary to adopt.
Probably from one-third to three-sevenths should be added to his daily wage to cover this item.
The item of board, therefore, is three-sevenths of the money paid to the laborer when he keeps himself.
The water-parting for six-sevenths of the whole length of the island is much nearer the eastern than the western side, averaging from 80 to 90 m.
Prussia, with four-sevenths of the total population of Germany, successfully opposed this attempt to reduce her representation so disproportionately.
In the most favorable circumstances about three-sevenths of the food needed by Germany must be imported.
Footnote: About one-seventh of the water which flows over the marcite is absorbed by the soil of those meadows or evaporated from their surface, and consequently six-sevenths of the supply remain for use on ground at lower levels.
It has a rainfall of from 30 to 40 inches, five-sevenths or more of which belongs to the monsoon period (June-September).
Thus six-sevenths of the people had no part in governing themselves, and the five-sevenths who were Romanists were even yet subject to many of the repressive laws against their religion, passed in the reign of William III.
They had occupied six-sevenths of the country, and held Ormonde's men pinned up in Dublin, Cork, and a few other strongholds.
But, as the Table shows, from its greater distance from the Sun, Mars receives per unit of surface only about three-sevenths of the light and heat of that received by the Earth.
Nearly six-sevenths of the population are Roman Catholics.
The corresponding patriarchs are likewise chosen by a national assembly, six sevenths of whose members belong to the laity.
The bishops are chosen as chiefs of dioceses by the council of the diocese, six sevenths of whose members are laymen, the remainder being ecclesiastics.
The Oregon Steam Navigation Company bought six-sevenths of the stock in 1877, Doctor Baker remaining as president.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "sevenths" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
