proportion

Example Sentences

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Royal Mail said its aim was to deliver both letters and parcels on time, but parcels make up a larger proportion of their deliveries and take up much more space than letters.

From BBC

"He really liked the proportion of this very simple, everyday object," Yavachev said.

From Barron's

That is the highest proportion going back to at least 2012.

From MarketWatch

As water evaporates, forms clouds, and moves through the atmosphere, the proportion of these isotopes shifts in consistent and measurable ways.

From Science Daily

Some observers called it a betrayal of Shakespearean proportions.

From Los Angeles Times