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Old 02-Aug-2005, 02:30
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More than one out of five Greater Clevelanders are affected by services funded by United Way.

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More than one out of five Greater Clevelanders is affected by services funded by United Way.

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"more than one" is plural so the verb has to be plural too.

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"More than one million computers on the net have been hijacked....."
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