proportion
Example Sentences
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Venezuela’s export volumes represent only a small proportion of the current oil market supply glut, says the head of economics & next generation research.
Unamuno's first thoughts were that La Guaira was experiencing another natural disaster, 26 years ago after a landslide of biblical proportions swept away 10,000 people, many of them washed out to sea.
From Barron's
Although Sahelanthropus had shorter legs than modern humans, its limb proportions differed from those of apes and more closely resembled Australopithecus.
From Science Daily
“As the size of the U.S. population aged 65 and older continues to grow, so too will the number and proportion of Americans with Alzheimer’s or other dementias,” the Alzheimer’s Association says.
From MarketWatch
A significant proportion of Steve Tandy's Wales side already ply their club trade in England with 13 non-home-based players involved in the autumn squad.
From BBC
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