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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91. A large proportion of the children come to school by bus.
92. In drawing a person, it is difficult to get all the parts of the body in proportion.
93. Income from tourism accounts for a sizeable proportion of the area's total income.
94. '4 is to 8 as 6 is to 12' is a statement of proportion.
95. Women's bodies tend to have a higher proportion of fat to water.
96. The porch is out of proportion with the rest of the house.
97. A large proportion of the defence budget has been re-routed to education.
98. Reduce the drawing so that all the elements stay in proportion.
99. Let's keep a sense of proportion, and not rush to any hasty conclusions.
100. You can protest by all means, but keep a sense of proportion.
101. His head is out of proportion to the size of his body.
102. The proportion of students entering universities and colleges is revving up in recent years.
103. The whole affair has been blown up out of all proportion .
104. The human population in the region is expanding in inverse proportion to the wildlife.
105. What is the proportion of men to women in the population?
106. There was a proportion of research, which I reckoned at not more than 30 percent, that was basic research.
107. We must keep a sense of proportion about all this.
108. The costs of the plan are out of proportion to the budget available.
109. They receive a proportion of their income from the sale of goods and services.
110. The problem of hooliganism should be kept in proportion. Only a small number of young people act in this way.
111. The whole issue has been blown out of all proportion.
112. His feet seem very small in proportion to his body.
113. The report shows that poor families spend a larger proportion of their income on food.
114. A greater proportion of people with first degrees are now going on to study for higher degrees.
115. The price of this article is out of all proportion to its value.
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116. A much smaller proportion of women are employed in senior positions.
117. A man's vanity is actually in proportion to his ignorance.
118. When you're angry you don't always see things in proportion.
119. The rewards you get in this job are in direct proportion to the effort you put in.
120. Of course, when the papers get hold of a story, it's blown out of all proportion.
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