Portion
portion (noun) - 1. a part of something, 2. a serving of foodfish and plants nourish a large portion of the Earth's population
It was the let's-just-chat portion of the interview
a portion of the budget
a portion of the budget is supposed to help fund local community projects
image adjustments to a portion (but not all) of an image
take up a portion
salaries take up a considerable portion of Thailand's annual government spending budget
a small, relatively well-off portion of the workforce
portion of food
portion size
Such restaurants tended to be the home of the outrageous portion size
Just as satisfying was an appetizer-size portion of pork belly
portion of diet
Since the days when Fonzie ruled the drive-ins, the average salty-snack portion has increased by 93 calories, and soft-drink portions have increased by 49 calories.
an ample portion of mashed potatoes
a double portion of fried fish
portion of hair
Leave hair loose around your shoulders, and sweep up the puffy portion
a small portion
a large portion
a large portion of gender-role stereotyping is reflected in gender messages sent to students by teachers
a considerable portion
turning a room or portion of a room into an indoor playground with Nerf balls, beach balls
a large portion of these products comes from the Middle East
an increasing portion
the increasing portion of the population that is nonwhite already has had significant political implications
portion of the population
the portion of the population that can trace its ethnic origins exclusively to Europe is expected to decline in the future
portion of funds
make the decision not to accept a portion of federal stimulus funds
portion of a sector
the extremely capital-intensive portion of the energy sector
portion of users
A significant portion of television users have satellite or cable service
portion of report
the factor analysis portion of this report
skip a portion
portion of questionnaire
skip the portion of the questionnaire dealing with sport-related injuries
portion of problem
solve a significant portion of the overall problem
portion of table
The lower portion has sturdy turned legs, and the whole piece appears to have never been painted
top portion
the atria (top portion of your heart) should not be conducting to the ventricles
portion of law
the portion of the 1906 Act stating that a drug would be deemed misbranded if
tiny portion
a tiny portion (perhaps about 2,000 acres) of the 19,600,000-acre Alaska National Wildlife Reserve
significant portion
a significant portion of Federal funding will be required for administration and bureaucratic compliance
take up a large portion of the time
These naughty boys take up a large portion of teacher time and dominate much of the communication
only a portion of
The level of control over production can vary from managing only a portion of the life cycle to managing the complete life cycle by producing seed
relinquish sovereignty over a portion of Lake Kinneret
invest a portion
a portion of the money
they are beginning to invest a portion of the money they raise each year
set aside portion
he cleared a portion of the land set aside for the public garden and planted orange trees
the missing portion
The bottom portion of this muster roll is missing
the non-essential portion
the altered amino acid is in a portion of the gene not essential for the function of the protein
portion of salary
the grant paid a portion of his salary for 5 years
a large portion of service users come from the lower socioeconomic strata
portion of viewership
the film alienates a considerable portion of its intended viewership
portion of course
practical applications were delayed until the later portion of the course
a sizeable portion
southern portion
the southern portion of the community
portion of session
A portion of this session was conducted in the clinic
posterior portion
portion of nasal cavity
the posterior portion of the right nasal cavity shows the purulent discharge
emulate a portion of his behaviour
If you can't emulate some portion of his compassion, his patience, and his good humor, then just watch him until you can
fixed as a portion of
revenues are basically fixed as a portion of GDP
portion of the public
convinced a substantial portion of the educated public that evolutionary psychology is a pernicious right-wing conspiracy
portion paid back
the portion of their loans they've paid back
the hot and noisy portion
The hot and noisy portion of the cooling system, the compressor-condenser, is located outside
portion control
stick to a reasonable portion when eating
They taught me portion control and to be conscious of what I put in my mouth
portion of participants
the study found a 93 percent portion of participants in a 2008 study with bisphenol A in their urine
portion of earnings
Ms. Kennedy donated a portion of her earnings from other books to charity
the portion of those who report no religious affiliation has almost doubled -- from 8% to 15%
a portion of the schedule
let's get down to the regular grind portion of the schedule
an ample portion
an ample portion of skinny little lamb chops, cooked nicely medium-rare, comes daubed with a bit of special sauce
portion of profits
A portion of the event profits will be donated to charity
Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which declared only a portion of the country's slaves free
our true policy is to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world
portion of work
The Interior Department estimates that its portion of the work would generate about 100,000 jobs over the next two years
a big portion of school violence happens outside classrooms and corridors
the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum
The private investor borrows to pay a portion of the purchase price, issuing debt guaranteed by the FDIC with the toxic assets
The portion is generous, but I still wanted to hog it all
An explosion on the Turkish portion of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipelin
Barclays would acquire a portion of Lehman Brothers, including most of its North American assets, for $1.75 billion
Construction of the tower portion of the Bay Bridge's new eastern span is running months behind schedule
with its smooth, translucent wrapper surrounding a nice portion of well-seasoned shrimp, was perfectly steamed so that the wrapper maintained a slightly chewy feel
