Examples of sixtieth

• There are, therefore, many individual cases in which one can argue strongly that fortieths would be more appropriate than sixtieths.

• Considering sixtieths in that regard and comparing that basis with the average length of service of 20 years, there are strong arguments for improving on the present basis of sixtieths.

• I used the word "sixtieths" just now.

• In the calculation of compensation, additional years were added for special service, and in many cases an extra ten-sixtieths were added for each five years' service.

• The purpose of that is this: that they are to be allowed to complete 40 years of service in order to get the full forty-sixtieths of their salary as pension.

• The police pay out sixtieths.

• If he retired after 40 years' service he would earn one-sixtieth of average annual salary for each year of service.

• The difference between one-sixtieth and one-eightieth provides a gratuity on retirement, on the assumtion that a man might live 12 years after he retires.