Sentence examples for back a proportion of from inspiring English sources

An earlier proposal that universities hold back a proportion of places for late entrants was dropped in the face of widespread opposition.

Under a revised clause, all staff who accept relocation support but then choose to leave the BBC within three years will have to pay back a proportion of the money they received.

An agent encountered a little later hopefully mentions a helicopter, but none appears.The Border Patrol, which is charged with nabbing illegal crossers between official entry points, defines its effectiveness by the number of people it catches (or those that turn back) as a proportion of those it detects.

Second, we conducted a larger and more extensive survey in Beijing, Changsha, and Shanghai, with more than 500 pieces of questionnaire being provided, while 397 pieces have been collected back, taking a proportion of 79.4%.

Background and purpose The degree of lumbar lordosis and reduced lumbar mobility are regarded as important clinical features in patients with low back pain, and in lumbar disc herniation A more stiff back preoperatively in a proportion of patients has been shown to be associated with sequestered disc herniation.

A spokesperson for Boots previously said: "We are claiming back VAT on a proportion of purchases made by customers flying to non-EU destinations in accordance with current VAT rules set by the HMRC".

The program is designed to ensure that the c-agent 'turns back' after expending a proportion of the equity to ensure that he is able to reach home without losing all the money.

We retrospectively traced back patients; therefore, a proportion of the cases could not be found.

Indeed, even if LIF is added back, cells differentiate and a proportion of them die by apoptosis [ 24, 38, 45- 47].

For students the new era means paying back a greater proportion of the cost of a degree, and this cost potentially rising as the higher education sector is deregulated – although government loans will be available for a wider range of courses.

We have consistently argued that Vodafone would look to hold back a significant proportion of proceeds in the event of a Verizon Wireless stake disposal.