overwhelming proportion
collocation in Englishmeaningsofoverwhelmingandproportion
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overwhelming
adjective
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈwel.mɪŋ/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈwel.mɪŋ/
difficult to ...
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proportion
noun
uk/prəˈpɔː.ʃən/us/prəˈpɔːr.ʃən/
the number or amount of a group or part of something when compared to ...
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That is quite a large proportion, but not anoverwhelmingproportionof the national average.
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Even the hire-purchase trading organisations themselves suggest the lifting of the limit, and £1,000 would cover theoverwhelmingproportionof hire-purchase transactions.
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They do not form anoverwhelmingproportion; it is nothing to worry about, but it is a problem.
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In theoverwhelmingproportionof cases it is now the nationalised steel industry.
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More- over theoverwhelmingproportionof the permanent are themselves ex-servicemen.
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Once again, this is out of step with theoverwhelmingproportionof ongoing research in the field.
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Theoverwhelmingproportionof utterances which do not fit one of the 25 patterns are classified as frozen by the coding scheme.
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We imported last year £52,750,000 worth of timber, theoverwhelmingproportionof which we could grow at home.
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It is equally evident that theoverwhelmingproportionof citizens want a reasonably uniform degree of standards enforced throughout the country.
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Theoverwhelmingproportionof the pension which present pensioners are getting is not met from the contributions which they made.
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I claim to speak for the union which represents theoverwhelmingproportionof the drivers—at least 120,000.
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So of the £5 billion estimated cost, theoverwhelmingproportionwill be spent in this country.
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Theoverwhelmingproportionof its costs is in the equipment with which, necessarily, it has to be armed.
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The point is that theoverwhelmingproportionof dividends goes now to the pension funds and the institutions.
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Theoverwhelmingproportionof the revenue goes in staff salaries.
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However, it has not prevented anoverwhelmingproportion—more than two-thirds—going to the poorest countries.
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However, theoverwhelmingproportionof troubles on board will be covered.
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Now theoverwhelmingproportionare serving in circumstances in which they are not able to have leave.
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I appreciate that theoverwhelmingproportionis very well satisfied with the administration of the scheme.
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Theoverwhelmingproportionof the police force tell the truth.
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