6 sentences with 'fraction'
Example sentences and phrases with the word fraction and other words derived from it.
• « Finally, a protein fraction remains, which is oxidised and serves as a source of energy. This process is constant and fundamental to human life. »
• « Although the Ptolemaic kingdom remained relatively stable until its takeover by the Romans in 30 BC, both the Antigonid and Seleucid kingdoms lost ground over the years, only ruling a fraction of their former territories when the Romans began to invade in the 2nd century BC. »
• « Another factor in the collapse of the western half of the Empire must be emphasised: once Rome began to lose large territories in the west, tax revenues were reduced to a fraction of what they had been. »
• « For some fifty years, Byzantium (now reduced to a fraction of its former size) was ruled by a Catholic king. Even when the king was deposed and a Greek dynasty was restored, nothing could be done to regain the lost territory. »
• « The 90 bolts used in the new windshield were the wrong size, and proved too small by a fraction of a millimetre to secure it in a way that could withstand the cabin pressure. It was inevitable that it would come off. »
• « In general, the sound reaches one ear a fraction of a second before the other. This depends on the location of the transmitter. By evaluating this difference, the brain localises the source of the sound with a margin of error of two to three degrees. »