7 sentences with 'portion'
Example sentences and phrases with the word portion and other words derived from it.
• « If he stopped the operation at that point, he would leave a portion of the tumor, which would resume its growth. »
• « A small portion of the proteins that are destroyed in the body is used for the synthesis of new proteins. Another is transformed into urea and excreted in the urine. »
• « Carbohydrates are known as carbohydrates; that is, those foods with a large portion of flour or sugar: bread, biscuits, pasta, potatoes, cereals and sugar. »
• « The central nervous system is the portion of the nervous system formed by the brain and spinal cord. »
• « "If I serve myself a huge portion of pasta on a plate and eat it on the kitchen counter, I end up serving myself more," says Andi Hessekiel (1.52 meters, 52 kilos), 39. »
• « At the beginning of the Middle Kingdom, Mentuhotep II succeeded not only in reunifying Egypt, but also in conquering the northern portion of Nubia. »
• « For that small portion of educated society that could read and had access to foreign books, even to discuss politics, let alone advocate reforms of any kind, was a punishable crime, with thousands exiled to Siberia for the crime of having made an off-hand comment on politics or possessing a book describing a political concept originating in the West. »