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#1 2011-02-15 18:05:15

klakritz
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From: Winchester Massachusetts
Registered: 2005-10-25
Posts: 674

'the line's share' for 'the lion's share'

Saw this today on a political blog. They were discussing th federal budget, so it may have to do with ‘line items.’

Aug 24, 2010 … The line’s share of people here won’t get that.
reason.com/blog/2010/08/24/reasontv-porker-august2010

Right now we have conservatives simultaneously calling for huge spending cuts and also getting the line’s share of old people’s votes even …
www.tigerdroppings.com/.../Rich-old-whi … -pass.aspx

Mergers, sell-offs, and economic efficiency – Google Books Result
David J. Ravenscraft, Frederic M. Scherer – 1987 – Business & Economics – 290 pages
We therefore introduce the variable SHR, measuring the line’s share of its relevant national …
books.google.com/books?isbn=081577348X…

The Seldom Scene – Biography
Connell takes the line’s share of the lead vocals, and the former Johnson Mountain Boy reminds us why he is considered one of the greatest singers …
www.keithcase.com/profiles/Seldom/bio.html

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