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Four Fifths Satisfied Health Insurance Difference Pluralisation Country Vs 

Front why the difference in pluralisation

Four-fifths of the country is satisfied with its health insurance.

vs 

Four-fifths of the people are satisfied with their health insurance.

Back a) (One part of a whole ... of the country)
b) (Four-fifths refers to many individuals.... of the people)

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