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The phrase "are a small proportion" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a specific subset of a larger group, indicating that this subset is relatively minor in size compared to the whole.
Example: "In the survey, those who preferred option A are a small proportion of the total respondents."
Alternatives: "constitute a minor percentage" or "represent a limited fraction."
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"There are a small proportion of women who die from treatment.
But these licensed vendors are a small proportion of people hawking wares across the city.
Committed jihadist fighters are a small proportion of the population, probably fewer than 10,000.
The problem is not on the same scale: synthetic ETFs and ETNs are a small proportion of the industry.
In fact, in labour-intensive work, interest charges are a small proportion of total costs.Politicians complain that NGOs have money and power without accountability, embezzle foreign funds and cook their books.
The oft-targeted health insurance company administrative costs, and pharmaceutical advertising budgets, are a small proportion of overall healthcare spending; and the comparitive government efficiencies often hyped are misleading.
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Some of this would come naturally from increasing the machine width where the edge effects are a smaller proportion of the reel and hence the waste is reduced.
The quote feature is really designed for plain vanilla tables, and they are a smaller proportion of our business each year.
Every year, Religious Right evangelicals, such as those who lead the Southern Baptists, are a smaller proportion of the country.
It's a small proportion".
It's a small proportion, but it's still 20,000 people".
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