significant proportion
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsignificantandproportion
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significant
adjective
uk/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/us/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
important ...
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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 ofsignificantandproportionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsignificant proportion
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In many samples, asignificantproportionof total mitochondrial expression was granted by only a few transcripts.
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Surveys have repeatedly shown that asignificantproportionof equipment (usually mercury column sphygmomanometer) has significant defects even in major hospitals.
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This seems asignificantproportioneven in the context of early modern marriage patterns, in which second and third marriages were very common.
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Although traditionally managed by gastroenterologists and hepatologists, other physicians, such as internists and infectious disease specialists, have assumed asignificantproportionof this patient burden.
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There is a widespread belief that addiction to illegal drugs is the cause of asignificantproportionof acquisitive crime.
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In all three, asignificantproportionof health care spend comes from private sources.
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Thus, six cases in this family accounted for asignificantproportionof the total number of the reported cases.
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Asignificantproportionput forward other social restrictions - 28.3 per cent answered ' when she's in a serious relationship'.
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If the law were to permit only the first type of conduct, it would necessarily outlaw asignificantproportionof normal human activity.
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Thus, marked work-related difficulties and more general psychiatric distress appear to affect asignificantproportionof oncologists across different geographical regions.
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Asignificantproportionof the 1996 sample were discharged to facilities other than their home.
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In addition, asignificantproportionof organisations told us that they used age as a factor in employment decisions.
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However, asignificantproportionof women will go on to develop metastatic breast cancer with bone being the most frequent site of distant relapse.
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In situations where asignificantproportionof the structures have no nontrivial symmetries, it is already fairly well understood how to apply this tool.
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Recent surveys among the non-milpa small farmers suggest that asignificantproportionof them did not have secure landtenure rights.
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The sensible heat in the molten drop is essential if asignificantproportionof the liquid can escape from the drilled hole.
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Asignificantproportionof the text therefore concerns the need for the techniques being developed rather that their achievements.
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The demographic projections outlined earlier indicate that asignificantproportionof the increase in household numbers will consist of single middle-aged and older people.
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