Sentence examples for decent portion of 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.

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 would be all very well if I were a normal person but I'm not; I can't eat just one potato or a decent portion of mashed potatoes.

(Ms. Schulman spent a decent portion of her own book party at Mr. Plimpton's locked in the bathroom; her desperate banging on the door could not be heard over the din of the party just outside).

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

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).

Roster Jimmy G immediately, as he'll be one of the hottest pickups of the week at a position it is near impossible to unearth decent talent at in this portion of the campaign.

One year, when I had a decent garden, I made a small portion of it with freshly grown shelled peas, along with my own lettuce, onions and mint.

As a food service industry professional, I believe we deserve a decent hourly wage, not the exogenous portion of the bill hung over our heads, as if dangled from a puppeteer's strings.