varying proportion

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meaningsofvaryingandproportion

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varying
adjective
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/ˈveə.ri.ɪŋ/us
/ˈver.i.ɪŋ/
changing or different in amount or level, especially from one occasion to another, or from one person or thing ...
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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 ofvaryingandproportionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This saving will be split between the passenger and the ratepayer invaryingproportion.
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Avaryingproportionof the coupons are checked each month.
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Avaryingproportionof the area is left unpicked each year.
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There has been a change, for instance, in military requirements, which in the past affected a substantial butvaryingproportionof young men.
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It will be avaryingproportion.
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Avaryingproportionis checked every period.
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Avaryingproportionof strains may also be resistant to cephalosporins, macrolides (such as erythromycin), tetracycline, clindamycin and the quinolones.
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A commonly used home expedient treatment involves soap and chalk, invaryingproportiondepending on whether the peg tends to slip or stick.
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These data show that while breeding occurs throughout the year there is a seasonal influence reflected in the varying proportions of breeding females.
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These iron compounds precipitated from the seawater in varying proportions with chert, producing banded-iron formations.
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It is likely to contain varying proportions of sandstone, shale, mudstone and coal fragments.
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It is composed of very pure silica grains and a small amount of the iron mineral siderite in varying proportions, bound with a clay matrix.
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Each twin ends up with two distinct cell populations of varying proportions.
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