Sentence examples for to a proportion of the from inspiring English sources

In the early schemes widows over pension age were entitled to a proportion of the pension of their husbands.

It addresses the so-called­ pension promises offered to a proportion of the workforce, but ignores that the rest have either little or no pension savings and will most likely rely on the state.

Opinion, inevitably, is split between lawyers, who think it goes too far, and reformers, who wish it had gone much further.The bill hits trial lawyers in their pockets, by limiting their fees to a proportion of the amount of money the plaintiffs actually collect rather than the theoretical amount awarded to them, if the award is in coupons rather than cash.

Offset usage in trading schemes is usually limited to a proportion of the overall emission target.

The cotton pulp was mixed with LiCl/anhydrous DMAc according to a proportion of the cotton-cellulose pulp/LiCl/DMAc that is 2/8/90 by mass.

This ratio was also applied to a proportion of the 1000 stems ha−1 plots, which were thinned to 400 stems ha−1.

"1965 is an event that has and continues to influence many Indonesians and as such, we chose to dedicate a proportion of the program to enriching our understanding about this, through themes of reconciliation and remembrance," DeNeefe said.

They also call on the societies to donate a proportion of the handouts to charity.

The hydraulic ram pump uses the energy of a downward-flowing stream of water to lift a proportion of the water to a higher level.

Analytical rigour will be maintained by using a second researcher to code a proportion of the transcripts to test for reliability within the coding framework.

His only intervention in broadcasting has been his reported support, during the charter renewal debates, for 'top slicing', a radical proposal to give a proportion of the licence fee to other broadcasters, which, in the end, Tessa Jowell quashed.