Example sentences of "[noun] make up [art] [adj] proportion " in BNC.
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| 1 | Table 3.23 below shows that the unskilled and the semi-skilled manual workers made up a higher proportion of those receiving sickness or invalidity benefit than their size as a population group warranted ; the opposite was the case for the non-manual workers ; while the skilled manual workers ’ position as beneficiaries reflected their size as a group among the general population . |
| 2 | Manual workers made up a large proportion of the TUC membership , and the health of many of these was depicted as having been destroyed by their employment ; and , moreover , it was held that all workers had a right to a period of leisure in later life supported by-a full subsistence pension . |
| 3 | Overseas firms make up a significant proportion of the membership . |
| 4 | Two author studies made up the highest proportion of articles in both journals . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Sequential processing of data files makes up a large proportion of data processing . |
| 7 | The number of shepherds , stockmen , etc. is simply not known , but it is still the case that employed artisans made up a significant proportion of the urban male population . |
| 8 | Not surprisingly , due to the higher incidence of physical illness among elderly people , nurses without specialist mental health qualification made up a high proportion of the complement of staff |
| 9 | Neither constraint applies to the Tertiary College where adults and part-time students make up a sizable proportion of the student population . |
| 10 | Trade-unionists make up a decreasing proportion of the electorate . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Women worried about the cosmetic effects of insect bites on the face make up a significant proportion of those seeking medical assistance . |
| 13 | When you pay interest on a mortgage , the amount payable on the first £30,000 is eligible for tax relief , although as the interest makes up a smaller proportion of your payments , the tax relief also lessens . |