Sentence examples for is a significant portion of from inspiring English sources

I like New York, though Peter Luger's Steakhouse is a significant portion of the reason why.

This is a significant portion of the whole-life emissions of a building.

"There is a significant portion of the enemy that we believe we can peel off with incentives," the general said.

"There is a significant portion of the faculty that thinks we've gone too far in our pursuit of athletic success".

"Investors are focused on high-speed data because it is a significant portion of growth and an area of potential competition with the local phone companies, who have been lowering their pricing for D.S.L.," she said.

"We worked hard to get the word out - including Joanna Shields emailing everyone on the Tech City mailing list (which is a significant portion of the London tech community) … and Facebook, Microsoft and Google got the word out to their engineers and sent in teams.

But there's a significant portion of the Democratic base — in particular, older women — who are as excited about Clinton as twenty-somethings are about Obama.

Still young enough for "getting ready" to be a significant portion of the evening itself, we'd play the album from start to finish while doing our makeup.

Making history might also make for good business: African-Americans are a significant portion of print readership.

"I think if there's a significant portion of the population that is discouraged from going into an industry, then, by definition, you are losing a significant chunk of talent," Espinel said.

I certainly didn't have that kind of money to throw around — it would have been a significant portion of my net worth".