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Meanings of greater portion in English

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Usage of greater portion in English
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The greater portion of the support battalion is also in the ravine.
Fields of Victory
2
The greater portion were in a position in front of Victor's outposts.
With Moore at Corunna
3
The Siberian and Caucasian regiments receive the greater portion of these recruits.
Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar...
4
I was in Mrs. Lincoln's room the greater portion of the day.
Behind the Scenes; or, Thirty years a slave, and Four Years in t...
5
The greater portion of the vast Dhartarashtra army has become exceedingly frightened.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
6
The greater portion of the force were now provided with European arms.
Under Drake's Flag: A Tale of the Spanish Main
7
Open park country, extending over the greater portion of the Veddah district.
The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon
8
Many of the natives are Mohammedan, though the greater portion are Catholic.
Four Young Explorers; Or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics
9
The greater portion decided to make, at once, for the Huguenot city.
Saint Bartholomew's Eve: A Tale of the Huguenot Wars
10
They spent the greater portion of the night in this debate.
Vittoria — Volume 5
11
The greater portion of the cooks were massacred in the palaces they served.
The Physiology of Taste; Or, Transcendental Gastronomy
12
The greater portion of the city was burned in the siege.
The Dragon and the Raven; Or, The Days of King Alfred
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The greater portion was made into bases for the boards of the sanctuary.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Nu...
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On the 29th, the greater portion of the British troops passed the Mondego.
Under Wellington's Command: A Tale of the Peninsular War
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The greater portion of the floor and the walls is covered with marble.
A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy
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The greater portion of his wealth is invested in real estate.
Lights and Shadows of New York Life / or, the Sights and Sensati...
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Greater portion through the time
Greater portion across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common