For example, a significant portion of genes affected by high density stress are involved in nitrogen metabolism according to gene ontology classification [ 14].
For example, a significant portion of outdoor air pollution is due to household solid fuel smoke emissions in many rural areas, and exposures in urban areas are also likely to differ from settings in developed countries given the comparability of population and vehicular densities in residential, commercial, and industrial zones and the virtual absence of home air-conditioning.
Telecommuting and some e-commerce applications, for example, enables a significant portion of the work force to perform their duties from their homes.
Millennials already, for example, represent a significant portion of heavy business travelers--an important proxy for many segments of the economy, and within five years or less they will be dominant in many purchasing segments.
DnaB helicase in E. coli, a primary replicative enzyme which coordinates the DNA replication process by opening up the dsDNA, provides an example where a significant portion of its structure is unknown (∼75%).
Sportfishing, for example, now constitutes a significant portion of the total marine catch in the west-central Atlantic and is thought to be threatening the populations of some commercial species.
Given that governments (largely by way of pension funds) and institutions (university endowments, for example) make up a significant portion of the population of limited partners, it's possible that these groups are subject to investment timelines and other mandates which tilt their investing activity to earlier in the year.
For example, the removal of a significant portion of the bowel can cause a malabsorption condition known as short-bowel syndrome.
It is extremely common in video game production studios, for example, for employees to spend a significant portion of every day engaged in recreational activities such as television and movie watching, video game playing, and extended casual conversation (reference).
For example, after VEXTEC had developed a significant portion of our VLM technology core, the federal government arranged for some "blind" testing of our predictive capabilities.
For example, in Japan and South Korea, our allies pay a significant portion of the cost for basing American troops there because they want an insurance policy in a region faced with a rising China and a volatile North Korea.
