Sentence examples for certain proportion from inspiring English sources

A result would be an equilibrium with a certain proportion of tinkers and a certain proportion of tailors.

A certain proportion is supplied by natural means.

The government requires a certain proportion of UK electricity to come from renewable sources.

Culling involves removing a certain proportion of a population, but is based on concrete population numbers.

We all know that there's a certain proportion of the electorate that's not going to support Obama because he's black.

So the argument that we are "meant" to eat a certain proportion of meat, say, is highly questionable.

In a certain proportion of women who use it, men just seem to find them more attractive.

This potentially could lead to added predictability for a certain proportion of monsoon rainfall variability.

(Indeed, in academia a similar system is often used to grade students, whereby only a certain proportion of a class can get a top grade and a certain proportion must get the lowest).

This entrenched the view that a certain proportion of shops ought to be owned by people of a particular colour.

Part-time students will not have to pay upfront fees, but only if they are studying for a certain proportion of their time.