Sentence examples for considerable proportion of his from inspiring English sources

He devoted a considerable proportion of his essays to literary criticism, which was to prove influential in the subsequent development of the English novel.

Britten, like Elgar and Walton before him, was signed up by a major British recording company, and performed a considerable proportion of his output on disc.

In 2006, after a jury at Leeds crown court cleared Nick Griffin, the then BNP leader, and another party member of inciting racial hatred, Griffin hailed West Yorkshire as "an unusually radicalised" part of the UK; meaning, apparently, that he believed a considerable proportion of people there shared his views.

A principal working in a school with a considerable proportion of students from low socio-economic backgrounds faces a series of challenges that can undermine the effectiveness of his actions.

A considerable proportion of the Saudi army is also of Yemeni origin.

Cubans – both men and women – are incorrigibly vain and will spend a considerable proportion of their income on preening.

But he still has to pay a considerable proportion of expenses for hospital treatment.

A considerable proportion of rural income comes from migrant labour in the cities.

There is no small-talk in the sometimes longish gaps between songs – probably wise at a gig where a considerable proportion of the audience is wearing earplugs.

The resentment of the people was directed especially against the police, for it had become known that a considerable proportion of the troops had already refused to fire.

She does not write her own material and she includes a considerable proportion of traditional, communally created songs in her programs.