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Up to 3,000 people have left Tunisia to fight with Isis in territories under its control in Syria and Iraq, making up a significant proportion of their foreign fighters.

From my observation, NHS staff made up a significant proportion of the large crowd.

These days, women make up a significant proportion of clergy members in the United Methodist Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Episcopal Church.

But little is reported of the individuals and characters that make up a significant proportion of any fell race.

The 13 genes responsible for allergens in peanuts make up a significant proportion of the peanut's total protein content, so engineering hypoallergenic peanuts will be particularly challenging.

So business votes will make up a significant proportion of the voters in Saturday's election, but residents will still dominate the election.

NHS staff from the European Economic Area (EU countries plus Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein) and Switzerland make up a significant proportion of the UK's medical workforce.

This means that while the total share of the workforce doing zero-hours work is still relatively small, it makes up a significant proportion of new jobs.

Ofcom found that elderly and vulnerable people, who make up a significant proportion of standalone landline customers in the UK, were particularly affected by price rises.

These substrates make up a significant proportion of the photoautotrophic biomass (Fernandez-Reiriz et al., 1989) that provides fixed carbon for the marine microbial food web.

But because lobbying does not make up a significant proportion of the group's work, it has always been in compliance with IRS rules, Kazman said.