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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are merely a portion" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something is just a small part of a larger whole.
Example: "The data we collected are merely a portion of the overall research findings."
Alternatives: "are just a part" or "are simply a segment".
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These thousands of McDonald's and Starbucks outposts are merely a portion of larger global retail strategies both companies have planned over the next decade.
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But you are merely a passenger.
But these ceilings are merely a stopgap.
One way to help museum visitors understand that any particular tree included in an exhibit is merely a small portion of a more comprehensive Tree of Life is to include a separate, small reference cladogram next to each exhibit tree that includes key taxonomic groups, along with some visual indication of where in this reference cladogram the exhibit tree is located.
They are merely an embarrassment.
The above skills are merely an example.
Much of the revenue CollisionSyzygy earns is merely a reversion of a portion of the profits created for the CSI client.
The specification of the limits within which the business cannot be carried on without the certificates of the health officer and board of fire-wardens is merely a designation of the portion of the city in which the precautionary measures against fire and to secure proper drainage must be taken for the public health and safety.
She focuses less on the music, which for some portion of the half-million people in attendance was merely a rumor.
It was merely a joke.
Maybe the guy is merely a blowhard.
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