certain portion

collocation in English

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certain
adjective
uk
/ˈsɜː.tən/us
/ˈsɝː.tən/
having no doubt or knowing exactly that something is true, or known to be true, correct, exact, ...
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portion
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɔː.ʃən/us
/ˈpɔːr.ʃən/
a part or share of ...
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(Definition ofcertainandportionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I think it is possible, for a specified time, to give acertainportionof the golf course over to playing fields.
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Acertainportionof the money advanced is grant, and a certain proportion is loan.
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There is many a man who wishes to realise, at any rate, acertainportionof his pension.
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Would he carve out acertainportionto suit his own needs?
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These setasides give acertainportionof government contracts to minority owned and operated businesses because historically they have been left out.
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At all times of use, only acertainportionof the potential meaning of linguistic expressions is activated.
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It is always the case that only acertainportionof the use potential is in focus in linguistic communication.
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This can, however, only to a certain extent mitigate the shortage problem because only acertainportionof plastics can return to the waste stream.
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In fact, although most households allocated acertainportionof their income to production, these expenses varied considerably from one household to another, that is to say from $0 to $24,000.
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Acertainportionof our reserves are going to be used for ironing out our dividends.
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I do not know whether it was all the remainder of the money, or acertainportionof it.
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It is hardly likely that the majority of young people would want to go and spend acertainportionof their day underground.
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But they themselves are responsible for acertainportionof it.
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They will be able to do it because you are giving them assistance by de-rating acertainportionof their railway sidings.
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They are quite content that acertainportionof their funds should be spent in this way.
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Is it not a fact that acertainportionof the carcase is removed so that tuberculosis cannot be detected?
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Acertainportionof the road has been widened and all motorists will agree that it has been a great improvement.
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The pound sterling is being held up largely by the foreigner who holds acertainportionof our bonds.
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