Sentence examples for means the proportion from inspiring English sources

Though an increase of 90,000 from the previous census, the increase in the working population means the proportion of cycle commuters remains on 2.8%.

Blocking child benefit changes means the proportion of the non-pensioner part of the welfare budget needing cuts has increased from 10% to more than 20%.

"In an area like Rugby, it means the proportion of pupils that we take in remains roughly the same because of the population increase," she said.

The steady march of out-of-town developments with plentiful parking and, more recently, of internet shopping means the proportion of retail spending captured by town centres has fallen from 49.4% to 42.5% since 2000.

The graph below shows that projected population growth in the UK is weighted towards those of pensionable age - which means the proportion of the electorate at pensionable age is increasing too.

That means the proportion of games that reach the market that are profitable is 20%.

An ageing population and an increase in chronic health conditions, such as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, mean the proportion has grown from an estimated 10% in the 1970s.

Enrichment means raising the proportion of uranium-235.

Enrichment means raising the proportion of uranium-235, the kind that is easy to split in reactors.

This means that the proportion of the population without health insurance stood at a record low last year of 9.1%.

That means increasing the proportion of taxation hypothecated to a particular purpose such as health or green sustainability.