lion's share

Annie inherited the lion's share of the estate from her mother.

The lion's share of its library and all its new releases will be on the internet within a year or two.

Asia accounts for up to 12% of global sales, and the 'lion's share' comes from China, he said.

Thus, at least in terms of investment, the state still controls the lion's share.

USB technology is now used on virtually all computing devices globally as well as the lion's share of consumer electronics products.

It will cost a lot of money , with the lion's share coming from US taxpayers, at least in the short to medium term .

He always wants the lion's share of the profit but he never does most of the work.

The benefit that they decided not to claim made up the lion's share of the council's saving.

There is still a chance, especially if the north manages to get the lion's share of oil in the disputed border areas, that it will happen.

The rationale was that, since everyone now knows where the oil is, the lion's share of the profits should go to the nation.

The lion's share of that stimulus consists not of government funding but enormous lending by state banks.

If the party fails, the lion's share of its votes will probably end up with the ruling AK party under Turkey's transferable vote system.

Beijing's ardent promotion of its own technology standard is partly to ensure local suppliers grab the lion's share of business.

Of course you'll want the lion's share of the profit as you've done most of the work.

within a few years the dollar also had the lion's share of the world's foreign-exchange reserves.

To be sure, M. B. A. students still get the lion's share of the economic benefits of an advanced degree.

The busiest stock exchange may mean the lion's share of the market in financial services, and the jobs that go with it.

He never offers to buy any wine , but he always takes the lion's share when a bottle is opened.

Urban areas invariably attempt to command the lion's share of investment in public services.

Actually, human-related factors occupies a lion's share among the factors leading to accidents.

Professional attitude and excellent quality has resulted in greatest trust and support from our customers as well as lion's share of market.

Thanks to the massive growth in air travel throughout Asia, the region already accounts for the lion's share of new aircraft orders.

Web services are all the rage these days, with REST-based services in particular getting the lion's share of the attention.

But technology companies, which are contributing the lion's share of new jobs, are simultaneously declaring a shortage of qualified workers.

For many couples, the arrival of children means the housework duties multiply, and many women tend to pick up the lion's share .

But the lion's share of these investments result in lower energy usage, and thus reduced energy costs.

Taking a lion's share of Sino-russia trade, it has performed outstandingly in foreign trade development recently.

That's correct, Tom, the lion's share of this flight will be devoted to the study of the effects of weightlessness on tiny screws.

The pensions regime, traditionally sacred in Greece, was relatively unaffected, consuming the lion's share of public social expenditures .

This layer contains the lion's share of the actual business logic, implemented as Stateless Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB).

It has certainly been more widely distributed; previously, Baghdad took the lion's share.

The government has unveiled plans to give the state the lion's share of the money from vast new oil discoveries.

In the product mix lenses accounted for the lion's share of optical turnover as premium products grew in number and popularity.

Still, wars, rather than street violence or crime, account for the lion's share of violent deaths across history.

Much of the world's arable land is being farmed already, so the lion's share of the increase will need to come through higher yields.

By far the lion's share of Chinese traffic is domestic, creating huge opportunities for building international routes.

Unilever, whose roots in the region go back to 1888, foresees the new middle classes accounting for the lion's share of global turnover.

SAFE allocates the lion's share of its resources to low risk and low yield - investments.

Australia and China account for the lion's share of deals, with each responsible for about a third.

The lion's share is taken by China Telecom and China Unicom, which together account for a fifth of all global broadband subcribers.

But in the south the EU has focused mainly on economic development; this area gets the lion's share of neighbourhood-policy funds.

Mr Hurd would bring deep knowledge of the hardware industry, where HP gets the lion's share of its revenue.

But it split amicably, leaving Mr Thapar with the lion's share of the businesses.

The lion's share of potato production comes from the Punjab, where spring and autumn crops account for 85 percent of the national harvest.

The Gulf of Mexico accounts for almost a third of America's oil production and the lion's share of new discoveries.

Second, because Aflac derives the lion's share of its revenues from Japan.

The lion's share of the responsibility for getting things done fell on my shoulders.

The national defense expenditure always takes the lion's share of the annual budget.

The central government collects and spends the lion's share of the citizens'tax dollar.

Some has gone into property. The lion's share is in bog-standard bank deposits.

China provides the lion's share of North Korea's food and fuel and Sino-North Korean trade amounts to over 70% of North Korea's total trade.

And you want to slack off, while I take on the lion's share of your work. Is that what you're saying?

Because of its greater density and magnetic field, Sirius B takes the lion's share, taking gases and materials off of its larger host body.

Urban areas invariably manage to command the lion's share of investment in public services.

With the annual output value hitting above 500 million yuan, dry daylily industry takes the lion's share in farmers' income.

TOP Lion That software designer still controls the lion's share of the market.

Basra Province contains the lion's share of Iraq's oil and its only port.

The lion's share of state spending goes into the North's 1m-man army, uranium enrichment and atomic missile programme.

In most IT organizations, the KTBR portion takes the lion's share of the budget.

Microsoft Internet Explorer still has the lion's share, at around 66%, though this has fallen from nearly 80% two years ago.

English-speaking countries draw the lion's share of health workers from overseas.

YouTube will split revenues, but will give the lion's share to the filmmaker, she says.

As shown, the real-time task receives the lion's share of the single processor and is invoked only 61 times.

And ransoms aren't even the lion's share of piracy's costs to global maritime commerce.

Disk storage systems typically account for the lion's share of storage hardware sales in the APEJ region.

The region has the lion's share of China's oil, gas and coal reserves and borders Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia.

As usual, the lion's ''. 'share'. '' of the budget is for defence.

The lion's share should be for a range of nutritious foods, such as veggies, fruit and whole grains.

The lion's share of the growth is in smaller cities, some of which do not have any cinemas.

This is the result of fierce competition to secure lead litigator status and so gain control of the trial and the lion's share of the fees.

He will inherit the lion's share of his parent's fortune.

Trucking, which accounts for the lion's share of freight transport, was hard hit with truck rates falling 20. 3 percent.

You've been doing the lion's share of the chief resident's work.

The lion's share came from options and performance-based stock.

The lion's share of all cars goes to the domestic market, but export is also getting better and better.

None in Russia, the country that won the lion's share (nearly a third) of oil deals.

That is why we chose to devote the lion's share of this issue of Scientific American to the theme of endings.

As usual, the lion's share of the budget is for defense.

The firm has captured the lion's share of the UK market.

Now I see what you read the book for. But it's fine. I'll give you the lion's share.

The Legend computer made by your company has the lion's share in the home market.

In other words, it gets the lion's share of memory resources.

The lion's share is provided by the US, whose deficit is estimated to peak this year at 12. 5 per cent.

Each of us wants the lion's share.

When it comes to hunting, the females do the lion's share, in addition to raising the young ones.

As far as brains go, I got the lion's share.

I earned a lot, but the lion'; s share goes for taxes.

The lion's share of the $435m in costs will go to advisers, lawyers, accountants and the 23 banks underwriting and selling the listing.

We'll get the Lion's share.

More developing countries now have pockets of wealth that attract the lion's share of spending on health.

The chain provided the lion's share of Metro's revenue growth last year.

translators and technical writers perform the lion ' s share of the work

Miscellaneous manufactured goods of all varieties composed the lion's share of imports from England;

The emerging world begins to seize the lion's share of global markets

garnered the lion's share of attention

Housework: Women still do the lion's share of household chores

Joint-ventures Taking Lion's Share in the Market for Digestive Drugs in China