Preposition: of

• population: A smaller proportion of the population than regularly buys singles.

• respondent: Anyway, the single factor that the largest proportion of respondents cited was commercial success.

• household: However, the proportion of poor households placed in this category has fallen from 55 to 31 per cent.

• pupil: The proportion of Bangladeshi pupils in the schools ranged from 11 % to 59 % .

• patient: Primary breast cancer may spread to the liver in a significant proportion of patients.

• workforce: For some sectors the proportion of the workforce who are managers is positively linked to TFP levels.

Converse of object

• reach: The message from Bogotá The world's transport crisis has reached such catastrophic proportions that road crashes now kill more people than malaria.

• increase: We have rightly increased the proportion of new housing built on brownfield sites to 60 per cent.

• represent: Black workers already represent a high proportion of the low paid sector.

• vary: Of course, many types of work combine these four elements in varying proportions.

• assume: Spread The diameter of a diamond or the normal weight equivalent assuming ideal proportions.

• constitute: Juvenile gadoids constituted a significant proportion of the catch.

Adjective modifier

• significant: Proof you need significant proportion of the country is.

• substantial: But all the same he loses quite a substantial proportion of his income.

• high: Mouth cancers have a higher proportion of deaths per number of cases than breast cancer, cervical cancer or skin melanoma.

• large: Baby's diapers account for a large proportion of waste sent for disposal.

• sizeable: SBS are likely to provide a sizeable proportion of the applications needed.

• small: A small proportion of the students wear track suits with the school badge, most wear everyday clothes.

Noun used with modifier

• epidemic: Information: The problem of obesity has taken on epidemic proportions over the last few years.

• epic: In this darkly funny play the intellectual rivalries in a small university town take on epic proportions.