large fraction
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflargeandfraction
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large
adjective
uk/lɑːdʒ/us/lɑːrdʒ/
big in size ...
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fraction
noun[C]
uk/ˈfræk.ʃən/us/ˈfræk.ʃən/
a number that results from dividing one whole number ...
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(Definition oflargeandfractionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Rapid degradation of alargefractionof newly synthesized proteins by proteasomes.
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In many developing countries, however, alargefractionof activity takes place in the "informal" sector.
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In fact, by using appropriate spreads, one can eliminate alargefractionof eventual underfunding.
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This peptide had no secondary structure in solution, but adopted alargefractionof -structure when bound to bilayers.
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Alargefractionof studies on legged robots has focused on modeling and control of single-legged hopping machines.
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So alargefractionof the ions in the ablation plasma were extracted without selection of the transverse velocities.
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It is a verylargefraction.
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That may be so, but it is alargefraction.
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It was also pointed out that inertial waves are capable of transmitting alargefractionof the turbulent kinetic energy across the interface.
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However, the households that pay the tax are also those that do most of the saving and hold alargefractionof total wealth.
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With the mixed-surround hypothesis, alargefractionof the center cone signal will be canceled by the cone's surround contribution.
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While on middle and central branches alargefractionof the biomass was dead, the proportion of living biomass was higher in the periphery.
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Size fractions determined from 7.9-mm and 2.4-mm sieves, withlargefraction> 7.9 mm, 2.4 < medium fraction < 7.9 mm, and smallest fraction < 2.4 mm.
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Alargefractionof the artisanal fishing households own a limited amount of land and hence engage in both farming and fishing.
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Size classes were based on available sieve sizes:largefraction(>7.93 mm), medium fraction (2.38-7.93 mm), and small fraction (<2.38 mm).
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Similarly, alargefractionof organic inputs of animal origin also comes from on-farm animals and in situ soil fauna.
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This study shows that self-fields generated by the electrons are indeed quite effective in stopping the propagation of alargefractionof them.
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At present, alargefractionof the organic matter inputs of plant origin in tropical smallholder systems comes from on-farm vegetation.
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The vast majority have been self-employed, with alargefractionof wage-earners working in small workshops in which paternalistic labor relations prevail.
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Especially when firms are in financial difficulties and funds own alargefractionof outstanding shares, total factor productivity grows faster than in other firms.
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A relativelylargefractionof the displacing fluid flows through the gravity tongue, thereby reducing the effective displacement velocity of the rest of the front.
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