sizeable proportion/portion/minority (of something)• Foreigners were small in number and for the most part temporary residents, but there were two sizeable minority groups in the country.• The Cabinet closed ranks behind him and a sizeable proportion of his back-benchers followed suit.• A sizeable proportion of the episcopalappointments recorded by Gregory are quite clearly uncanonical.• My eyes fell instead on Idi, his back taking up a sizeable portion of the first pew.• A sizeable proportion of the population did not even listen to the speech.• It was noted that a sizeable minority of the Shop still wanted to fight for differentials.• A sizeable proportion of these cases were suspectedarson and were related to increased business failure because of high interest rates.• A sizeable minority said hardship was forcing them to give up education.