Synonym: amount, balance, interest, measure, part, percentage, portion, ratio, share. Similar words: in proportion to, portion, abortion, transportation, propose, proposed, supportive, reporting. Meaning: [prə'pɔrʃn /-'pɔː-] 
n. 1. the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole 2. magnitude or extent 3. balance among the parts of something 4. harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design). v. 1. give pleasant proportions to 2. adjust in size relative to other things.
n. 1. the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole 2. magnitude or extent 3. balance among the parts of something 4. harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design). v. 1. give pleasant proportions to 2. adjust in size relative to other things. 
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61. What's the proportion of boys to girls in your class?
62. The chart shows government spending expressed as a proportion of national income.
63. They earn salaries out of all proportion to their ability.
64. The proportion of small cars on America's roads is increasing.
65. A fixed proportion of the fund is invested in British firms.
66. Clearly, the amount of money people save increases in inverse proportion to the amount they spend.
67. The fear of violent crime has now risen out of all proportion to the actual risk.
68. His expenditure on pleasure and luxuries is rather high in proportion to his income.
69. Her head is out of proportion to the size of her body.
70. You haven't drawn the figures in the foreground in proportion.
71. The figures of the horses in the foreground are out of proportion.
72. Try to draw the figures in the foreground in proportion.
73. A high proportion of crime is perpetrated by young males in their teens and twenties.
74. Part - time students make up a sizeable proportion of the college population.
75. The proportion of sand to cement used was three to one.
76. Every parent is asked to contribute a proportion of the total cost.
77. Your pension will be based on a proportion of your final salary.
78. Spices had a high value in proportion to their weight.
79. Try to see the problem in proportion -- it could be far worse.
80. A high proportion of the new arrivals are skilled professionals.
81. The cost of insurance increases in proportion to the performance of the car.
82. The proportion of drinkers who abuse alcohol is actually quite small.
83. A high proportion of five-year-olds have teeth in poor condition.
84. The proportion of women to men at my college was about five to one.
85. My head was much nearer the camera than the rest of me so I'm all out of proportion.
86. A higher proportion of women now smoke than used to be the case.
87. These views are held by a significant proportion of the population.
88. The proportion of women in middle management has risen to 40%.
89. The media have blown the incident up out of all proportion.
90. The pressure in the cylinders would go up in proportion to the boiler pressure.
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