proportion

Example Sentences

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The split in the proportions of consumers who think jobs are “plentiful” and those who think they are “hard to get” worsened considerably, falling to 3.1, from 8.4 a month ago.

From The Wall Street Journal

The proportion of major planning applications decided on time increased.

From BBC

The engines now have a much greater proportion of their total power output provided by the electrical part of the engine - the split is about 50-50.

From BBC

People on lower incomes who spend a bigger proportion of their income on essentials feel a larger impact when prices change.

From BBC

They also point out, however, that the rate of shark bites "doesn't tick up at the amount it should for the proportion of people who are going in the water and doing more things".

From BBC