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Free sign upThe phrase "a hefty portion" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a large amount or serving of something, often in the context of food or resources.
Example: "At the buffet, I took a hefty portion of pasta and salad to satisfy my hunger."
Alternatives: "a generous serving" or "a large helping".
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A hefty portion of rigatoni also made the grade, with a peppery, chunky Bolognese sauce.
Sauteed sea scallops, also a hefty portion, were fat, juicy and golden-browned.
Peek has partnerships with these businesses, and keeps a hefty portion of the ticket price, between 15 and 30 percent.
Ms. Babaev was born in Moscow, and by default a hefty portion of those overseas clients are from Russia.
Undoubtedly this practice urged on the young combined with forbidding them contraception has accounted for a hefty portion of the income of the baby-shower industry.
Volkswagen of America is giving away 50 pairs of tickets for each night, making those 800 tickets a hefty portion of the total of 3,600.
A hefty portion of the project's 26 acres is within the 100-year-flood 100-year-flood 100-year-floode Center developlain is, farther south.
A hefty portion of the 4,000 will leave through a buyout program, but the rest will be laid off, Mr. Schneider said.
The industry responds that it spends a hefty portion of profits on developing new drugs, though studies show that a larger share is devoted to marketing.
The duck à l'orange — a hefty portion of roasted breast and leg — was sauced with a sprightly orange sauce, and accompanied by wild rice.
As for the sweets created by Denise Cinque, the pastry chef, skip the tiramisù, a hefty portion with an oddly thick drift of loose cocoa across the top.
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