Example sentences of "be [verb] that a [adj] proportion " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although most foods contain potassium , especially potatoes and green vegetables , it has been shown that a high proportion of elderly people select a diet low in potassium ( Davies , 1981 ) . |
| 2 | In recent years it has been found that a high proportion of patients suffering from piles require no further treatment once they have switched to a high-fibre diet and as a result pass soft stools that can be evacuated with minimal straining . |
| 3 | ‘ It might be expected that a substantial proportion of these also involved stolen vehicles , ’ he said . |
| 4 | It will be seen that a high proportion of cases disappear after the issue of a writ , presumably either settled or discontinued . |
| 5 | At this juncture it should be noted that a considerable proportion of international lending does take this latter form . |
| 6 | However it has already been challenged by live sheep interests who are arguing that a large proportion of exported animals are sold for further feeding and not direct for slaughter . |
| 7 | Even if it is accepted that a substantial proportion of any given unemployment rate is Keynesian in origin , Euro-pessimists fear that any expansion of demand to reduce such unemployment will hit up against supply-side constraints . |
| 8 | It is envisaged that a large proportion of the work of the external assessors will be judgmental in nature . |
| 9 | Although it is recognised that a major proportion of referrals to social service departments are about elderly clients ( Black et al . , |
| 10 | the university has a new duty , we are told : there is a besieging host , everincreasing , of Indians , Africans , Commonwealth people in general , Levantines , who aspire to become university teachers of English literature , and must therefore have a PhD — preferably a Cambridge one ( though it is admitted that a large proportion of them could n't hope to take the English Tripos with much credit — even if they could pass ) . |
| 11 | In an earlier example it was shown that a large proportion of requests only require some attributes to be present or absent . |