Sentence examples for preponderance and a from inspiring English sources

There is a female preponderance and a peak age of occurrence in the fifth or sixth decade of life.

The median age was 59 years, there was a male preponderance, and a majority of patients had adenocarcinoma.

A female preponderance and a good prognosis have been widely reported in the 5q− syndrome (Boultwood et al, 1994a; Giagounidis et al, 2004).

The studied cohort had a female preponderance and a median age of 19 years, which is representative for this group of patients according to the National Tonsil Surgery Register in Sweden (Stahlfors, pers comm).

Moreover, children hear a preponderance of determiners ("the" and "a") but don't produce them (Bloom 2000).

These findings are concordant with previous studies that have shown a male preponderance and it is generally associated with a more severe form of the disease in men, and a younger age of onset [ 1, 3, 4, 6].

Primary stabbing headache is a prevalent, but probably quite unknown disorder, classified in ICHD-II as a primary headache syndrome, with a female preponderance and onset at middle age, as is found in our series [6 8].

Endemic Burkitt lymphoma is a common childhood cancer in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, including Malawi [1], [2] with a male preponderance and peak age of tumor occurrence at 7 years [3], [4].

For presence of aneurysms, atherosclerosis, a familial preponderance and polycystic kidney disease are the main risk factors.

That study found that childhood/adolescent MDD that did not recur in early adult life was characterized by a male preponderance and comorbidity with externalizing disorders, whereas childhood/adolescent MDD with recurrence in early adult life was characterized by a female preponderance and comorbidity with anxiety disorders [ 10].

Has Bairstow the subtlety to tailor his batting style to dry, dusty tracks, a preponderance of spinners and a couple of vultures constantly hovering a few feet away?