Sentence examples for is a substantial portion from inspiring English sources

The textiles and interiors unit is a substantial portion of DuPont Canada's business and operations.

Edward Castronova of Indiana University estimates that sex is "a substantial portion, perhaps even the majority" of economic transactions in Second Life.

"Thirty percent of outstanding shares is a substantial portion, easily enough to change the outcome of many proxy voting results," said Mark Latham, a member of the S.E.C.'s investor advisory committee.

That is, a substantial portion of individuals had a past employment history before entering the panel (1990 in our case).

There is a substantial portion of TFIIIC-bound loci devoid of polymerase III both in human and S. pombe cells [ 24, 25].

On the other hand, if there is a substantial portion of the total recombination events taking place at intergenic regions, and these events affect fitness, then the average genome recombination rates (Additional file 1) would be the most appropriate estimate.

"It's a substantial portion of our business right now," Mr. Fitzpatrick said.

"These markups were a substantial portion of their income," he said.

As you might have seen from Adam Dean's images that accompanied our report, the elderly were a substantial portion of the evacuee population.

The three judges of the court estimated that the bail amount was a substantial portion of Mr. Polanski's fortune and that given his "advanced age" — he is 76 — the "possibility of reaccumulation of fortune in this amount would not be certain".

Its annual fee will be a substantial portion of expected yearly savings of $250 million.