Sentence examples for extraordinary portion from inspiring English sources

Parental neglect, racial discrimination and an orgy of self-destructive behavior have left an extraordinary portion of the black male population in an ever-deepening pit of social and economic degradation.

What's surprising is the difficulty they've had capturing even a small portion of the extraordinary return provided by the service's highest-ranked stocks.

When the Cyprus transaction was announced in March, it was seen as the masterstroke of Mr. Sallas's deal-making career, capping an extraordinary run in which he purchased the healthy portions of four midsize banks for nominal sums.

In some screening studies, the portion of potentially useful plants was found to be extraordinary high.

The importance of the decision, which may take a week or more to be carried out, is that it followed an extraordinary three-day hearing at which the government laid out a significant portion of its evidence against Dr. Lee.

Later, on the advice of lawyers, it took the extraordinary step of reprinting the e-mail message -- and correcting portions of it -- in the prospectus.

Some portions of this post were adapted from Imperfect Spirituality: Extraordinary Enlightenment for Ordinary People.

Portions of this blog were excerpted from Imperfect Spirituality: Extraordinary Enlightenment for Ordinary People, by Polly Campbell (Viva Editions, 2012).

Bill spends a fair portion of his life at his local bowling alley but he did something extraordinary there on a Monday night in January 2010.

He has won each of his re-election fights with a successively smaller portion of the vote.This year, his campaign reduced his chances further by an extraordinary self-inflicted wound.

Implementation of FCTC policies would alleviate a substantial portion of the tobacco related health burden that threatens to slow China's extraordinary gains in life expectancy and prosperity.