Sentence examples for decent portion from inspiring English sources

I end up spending a decent portion of my day doing that.

"Theoretically, they could keep a decent portion of the revenue," said Brian Pitz, a UBS analyst.

(A decent portion, for shaving over a plate of pasta, risotto or carpaccio, will measure four to five grams).

They also offer up a decent portion of protein, especially for a fruit, which helps sate the appetite.

But taxis are so common that most people rely on them, as well as a Soviet-era metro system that covers a decent portion of the city.

This Goldilocks zone — not too high, not too low, but just right — means that companies are returning a decent portion of earnings to shareholders, but not so much that they will have trouble raising payments.

Financial terms of the deal, which closed earlier this month, have not been disclosed by either company, but sources hint that there was a decent equity portion to it.

I've been to the posher restaurant upstairs, which is also really good and it serves decent-sized portions.

Forty minutes into our stay, the appetizers arrived: a substantial, satisfying salad of beefsteak tomato, mozzarella and red onion ($6); a small, half-filled bowl of New England clam chowder ($4) virtually devoid of clams (it tasted like cream of celery); a small portion of decent steamed clams ($9); and three burned coconut shrimp ($7).

Boasting one of the longest bars in Poland, Bernard on the Rynek (main market) is a brewery and restaurant that serves four of its own beers, as well as big portions of decent Polish food.

A sample plate of eggs Florentine was a generous portion, the smoked salmon decent, the eggs sunny.