Sentence examples for a portion for a from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(1)

The phrase "a portion for a" is not complete and lacks context, making it difficult to determine its correctness in written English.
It could be used in contexts where you are discussing dividing something into parts or allocating resources, but it needs additional information to be fully clear.
Example: "We need to set aside a portion for a future project."
Alternatives: "a share for a" or "a part for a".

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The British got the mandate for Palestine and set aside a portion for a Jewish national home.

Sautéed chicken liver in a succulent sage sauce (fegato di pollo alla salvia) was more robust — and almost too generous a portion for a summer starter.

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General Motors is requesting $8.3 billion, earmarking a portion for the Chevy Volt, a plug-in hybrid.

He's there to deliver a sidesaddle to one of his authors, a horsewoman named Jane McIlvaine McClary, whose novel "A Portion for Foxes" became a sensation as "a kind of 'Gone With the Wind' of fox hunting," as he describes it.

Some dishes like moussaka and pastitsio ($6.99 for a single serving, $11.99 for a portion for two), meanwhile, are available to pick up at the shop.

Have a portion for lunch before a big walk along the cliffs at the end of the beach and you'll probably be tempted to have another for dinner on the way back.

"Our template has a portion for the mentor and a portion for the postdoc.

Have a portion for your crew, a portion for hired out crews, a portion for decorations and basic set-up, and a portion for equipment.

That's a lot for a portion of fish.

(A decent portion, for shaving over a plate of pasta, risotto or carpaccio, will measure four to five grams).

"We would use a module, a habitat portion, for where the crew would live and work on a daily basis, [with] a much larger volume.

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