Sentence examples for preponderance of upper from inspiring English sources

This fact potentially confounds point comparisons of resistance rates since a marked increase in resistance can result from testing a preponderance of upper respiratory isolates, rather than reflecting a true increase in the burden of resistant pneumococci.

Not only were all the other homes at BelleFair selling at market rates in the beginning, but those values have increased steadily since then -- a fact that has perpetuated the preponderance of white, upper-middle-class residents.

His early primary victories in 2008 resulted not only from superior organization but the preponderance of students and upper-income professionals in early primary states.

"When the oil embargo began in 1973, we had a heavy preponderance of cars in the upper echelons," he said.

The lichen moss dominated communities are distinguished by more bare ground, low bulk density, low nitrogen availability and a preponderance of microbial biomass in the upper 5 cm of the soil profile.

[ 11, 15] In contrast, the reports in Norway by Kervold et al. [ 16] showed a preponderance of communicable diseases affecting the upper airways.

Statistical verification of item functioning involved flagging for possible removal, alteration, or customization, and identifying items that had a preponderance of responses grouped in the upper or lower response categories, that were highly correlated with each other, or that had a majority of "N/A" responses.

There have been a number of other hypotheses to explain why the preponderance of breast tumors are found in the upper outer quadrant.

In both groups anthropometric parameters were similar with a mean age around 60 years, a preponderance of females and a BMI lying in the upper normal range.

However, upper limb oscillations in FM patients showed a strong preponderance of normalized low frequency power compared to HCs.

These results at the upper end of the cardiometabolic risk spectrum are at variance with the preponderance of existing data for LpPLA2 mass and do not necessarily apply to other ethnic groups.