Sentence examples for a good segment of from inspiring English sources
The phrase "a good segment of" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to refer to a significant portion or part of a larger group or whole. Example: "A good segment of the population supports the new policy changes."
"You can literally wipe out a good segment of the spawning males with one haul of the haul seine," a type of net mentioned in the indictment, said Bob Lunsford, state director of freshwater fisheries.
The easiest metaphor of all is, of course, Favre, with a good segment of the football-watching public likely in favor of applying more lighter fluid and toasting marshmallows over the embers.
Confidence is important, but we also have to recognize that the decision to commit 30,000 more troops to a counterinsurgency effort against a good segment of the Afghan population, with the focus on converting a deeply unpopular and corrupt regime into a unified, centralized state for the first time in that country's history, is far from a slam dunk.
Senator Ernest F. Hollings, the South Carolina Democrat who is chairman of the committee and sponsor of the bill, complained that "other than the progressive-minded companies, Hewlett-Packard and others, still a good segment of the industry opposes this bill".
And last Sunday, a good segment of the country watched on television as Carl Krauser, now a rugged 6-foot-2, 200-pound sophomore point guard, led third-seeded Pittsburgh to the Round of 16 in the N.C.A.A. men's basketball tournament with a 59-55 victoverover sixth-seeded Wisconsin.
A good segment of the Tour is filled with long-drive specialists who can put low numbers on a scorecard.
But, he said, "it is a challenge if good segments of the community are getting much of their information from a source that is predominantly critical".
The fact of the matter is, despite the apparent contrast between it and Trump, good segments of evangelical Christianity share that ethos, the existential revenge or resentment that Trump touts and uses to his advantage.
Now, though, gains in the so-called soft-goods segment of manufacturing--food processing, textiles, printing and chemicals--are offsetting losses in aerospace and electronic equipment manufacturing, according to state labor market analysts.
Hemingway revealed the artist's life as it is lived to a good size segment of the American public.
Yet if the demand for workers continues and if a good-sized segment of that workforce is poised to retire, skills gaps are likely to become a real issue---especially at senior or management-level positions that are hard to recruit for.
