Example sentences of "make up [art] [adj] proportion " in BNC.
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| 1 | Neither constraint applies to the Tertiary College where adults and part-time students make up a sizable proportion of the student population . |
| 2 | A further major problem associated with the use of the network variable is that it is most readily operationalized to study speakers whose networks are of a relatively closeknit type and can not easily handle socially and geographically mobile speakers whose personal network ties are not predominantly dense or multiplex ; yet , such persons make up a substantial proportion of the population in a post-industrial society . |
| 3 | Social class differences are equally stark : in spite of the fact that manual workers are the majority of the working population , they make up a small proportion of those covered by retirement pensions . |
| 4 | In certain areas of higher education — physics and engineering , for example — they make up a tiny proportion of students . |
| 5 | Trade-unionists make up a decreasing proportion of the electorate . |
| 6 | Editor , — Substance misusers make up a considerable proportion of patients admitted to hospital , yet during our work as housestaff we have noticed a curious anomaly . |
| 7 | Overseas firms make up a significant proportion of the membership . |
| 8 | Women worried about the cosmetic effects of insect bites on the face make up a significant proportion of those seeking medical assistance . |