small proportion
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsmallandproportion
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small
adjective
uk/smɔːl/us/smɑːl/
little in size or amount when compared with what is typical ...
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proportion
noun
uk/prəˈpɔː.ʃən/us/prəˈpɔːr.ʃən/
the number or amount of a group or part of something when compared to ...
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(Definition ofsmallandproportionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsmall proportion
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Changes such as were observed in this fetus occur in asmallproportionof cases.
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Emissions from gas flaring are a verysmallproportionof total regional emissions and are included in this paper.
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However, this is not an effective way to detect purging because the non-linearity is not strong if only asmallproportionof load is purged.
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As an incentive to encourage aggressive collection, the colonial government allowed the chiefs to retain asmallproportionof the proceeds.
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As with many other autoimmune diseases, most patients require long-term treatment, but asmallproportiongo into remission and can come off treatment.
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In contrast, factors such as the gender composition of the sample and mode of transport accounted for only asmallproportionof cost variations.
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In the present study, asmallproportionof nucleartransferred oocytes implanted, but no live fetuses or live young were obtained.
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Asmallproportionof children with elevated sociocontextual risk factors in infancy is expected to exhibit stable elevations in symptoms.
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A quitesmallproportionof the products of the medical goods industries are bought over the counter in retail markets.
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However, asmallproportionof bands were too weak to be compared in the amplification of this pool.
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These costs are likely to be only a verysmallproportionof total costs and including them would not significantly change the total cost estimate.
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In most experiments transformation to intermediates also did not occur, but in some asmallproportion of intermediates forms were observed, as shown here.
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However, asmallproportionof the population may not express any var genes.
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However, in practice, under-dosing actually affects only asmallproportionof animals in the flock.
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But this category is asmallproportionof all discrepancies.
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They also reported having a relativelysmallproportionof close others (38 %).
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Although they also reported frequent contact with friends, they reported low levels of instrumental and emotional support and asmallproportionof close others.
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