Sentence examples for make up a sizeable proportion from inspiring English sources

More than half of evangelical Protestants, who make up a sizeable proportion of Republican primary voters in some states, say that Mormonism is not Christian and 15% said it would make them less likely to vote for Romney.

In sub-Saharan Africa, prolonged hospital admission after burns injuries are common [ 26], and as specialist burns units are rarely available, these patients often make up a sizeable proportion of the general inpatient population.

Whether or not such chance matches make up a sizeable proportion of all matches, and therefore affect the utility of the linked data, can be seen by comparing the number of chance (and therefore false) matches with the total number of achieved matches; that is, by estimating a false match rate per hospital separation date (termed the 'false match rate').

First, with respect to the pipeline argument, women have made up a sizeable proportion of the medical workforce for decades.

Across Europe, Muslims make up a sizeable population and will continue to do so.

These days, retirees make up a sizeable, vocal segment of the population; year-round residents have increased, there is more ethnic, economic and racial diversity.

The Copts make up a sizeable Christian minority in Egypt and some have raised concern about their religious freedom in the new Egypt under a Muslim Brotherhood president.

Large communities of Russians therefore live in former Soviet states, and these diasporas make up a sizeable part of the population in countries like Estonia (24.8%), Latvia (26.2%), and Ukraine (17.3%) (CIA World Factbook, 2011).

Non-indigenous employees of logging companies and traders make up a sizeable amount of the population.

Putin insists he has the right to intervene to protect ethnic Russians, who make up a sizeable minority in Ukraine's east.

It's clear that Old Firm fans make up a sizeable voting bloc in a referendum that will be decided by fewer than 5 million voters.