significant portion
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsignificantandportion
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significant
adjective
uk/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/us/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
important ...
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portion
noun[C]
uk/ˈpɔː.ʃən/us/ˈpɔːr.ʃən/
a part or share of ...
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(Definition ofsignificantandportionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsignificant portion
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Reluctantly, the authorities admitted that asignificantportionof the population were tuning in.
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Atypical maternal behavior, however, did not account for asignificantportionof the association between unresolved states of mind and disorganized attachment.
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Because asignificantportionof the labour force was becoming redundant, pauperization loomed large.
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We then shall show that the energy transfer from the mean flow may be of dominant importance for asignificantportionof the gravity-wave spectrum.
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Asignificantportionof this could be saved and used to purchase land.
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Asignificantportion, if not the entire prominent field and peripheries, is devoted to that individual.
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Differences in the problems attributed to the contraceptive accounted for a highlysignificantportionof the association.
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In this volume asignificantportionof attention has been directed to questions related to the composition, or ' fusion ', of argument structures.
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In all the scenarios considered, we were not able to find one where delaying retirement could help offset asignificantportionof the welfare loss.
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Rule-of-thumb consumers have long occupied an important place in macroeconomic models, and it is often assumed that they represent asignificantportionof the population.
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As discussed in the body of the paper, post-retirement health benefits are asignificantportionof the overall pension promise to retirees.
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Having accomplished this will bring us to thesignificantportionof the paper.
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These products do not represent the entire cryosphere, but relate to asignificantportionof it.
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Support for course redesign becomes a vital part of the solution and asignificantportionof the overall project budget.
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Step 1, class of semantic relations as the sole predictor did not explain anysignificantportionof the variance.
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Termites may comprise asignificantportionof the diet in some ant species.
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His goal is to provide a contractarian account of thesignificantportionof morality that concerns what we owe to each other.
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From these studies we can conclude that asignificantportionof adults who manifest depressive symptoms also display a particular pattern of stress system dysfunction.
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