Sentences with phrase «pretty small fraction of»

On the other hand, they do constitute a pretty small fraction of total GHG emissions, so your statement is correct in the sense that «contribute to global warming» would be more accurate than «cause global warming.»

Coffee produced under various certification schemes is still a pretty small fraction of total global production.

We're still a pretty small fraction of all TV show and movie viewing.

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«The fish catch is a small fraction of what it was in the mid-1950s, but the rehabilitation of the northern part has been pretty amazing,» says Micklin.

That's a pretty small fraction — kind of like having an organic apple orchard, with just 1/8 of the trees actually being truly organic.

Like usual, I packed way too much and only wore a small fraction of what I brought, but that's pretty much always the case with me.

I'm pretty sure the effects of delayed return of rainfall are orders of magnitude greater than that of warming of a small fraction of the Pacific Warm Pool.

I've pointed out several times that I've never seen lolwot concede a single point... not give up the smallest fraction of an inch on any issue... which is pretty telling when you think about it.

The direct impact of building a fraction of a percent of houses so that they use 10 % of the normal amount of energy is pretty small.

But with the right ignition and some compression, say from a small shock wave, hit it with a hammer, say, and you'd get a pretty good explosion along the length of the cord in a fraction of a second.

That's a small drop from the 9.2 million people who signed up for a 2017 plan on the federal marketplace... and, honestly, pretty impressive, given there was half the time and a fraction of the budget to get people signed up this year.