greatest proportion

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great
adjective
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/ɡreɪt/us
/ɡreɪt/
large in amount, size, ...
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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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(Definition ofgreatandproportionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In particular, thegreatestproportionof acceptors of the most reliable methods was found among those reporting no occupation.
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Although several techniques are described for coronary arterial translocation, it is our opinion that the trapdoor is suitable for thegreatestproportionof coronaries.
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In both groups of maize, thegreatestproportionof total dry matter was in stems after the third harvest.
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These extrinsic factors, and their interaction, consistently explained thegreatestproportionof the variation in our data.
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By far thegreatestproportionof the data (74%) is made up of contes, narratives of a clearly fictional nature.
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Thegreatestproportionof volunteers came from sources that were more focused on the use of economic evaluations.
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However, among all current drinkers, these two oldest groups had thegreatestproportionof daily drinkers (22.1% and 21.4%).
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It is very much hoped that thegreatestproportionof those involved will have no difficulty in finding further employment.
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Evidence suggests thegreatestproportionof these were outbreaks affecting families in the home.
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I am thinking particularly of the children, who are probably thegreatestproportionof the market for chocolates bought from slot machines.
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Education is in a particularly dangerous position at a time of financial stringency because it represents thegreatestproportionof local authority expenditure.
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I think, anyhow, that he said that the country which to-day had thegreatestproportionof direct taxation had also the greatest proportion of unemployment.
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Can those organisations put their hands on their hearts and say that by far thegreatestproportionof their purchases is manufactured in this country?
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It is a catastrophe of thegreatestproportion.
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He clearly bears by far thegreatestproportionof blame.
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If we do not admit that, we are taking thegreatestproportionof the credit due to our own soldiers away from them.
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In this year, 1950, £5.39 million have been allocated to school building, and thegreatestproportion of this money will be spent on new school building.
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When one considers the total number of applications, by far thegreatestproportionare handled without any problems.
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Thegreatestproportionof savings for investment have come from companies' profits.
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