11.   Another official said Chinese trading firms accounted for a smaller portion of total exports, while exports of foreign-funded enterprises were increasing.

12.   Because the cost of oil comprises a smaller portion of the price of a gallon of gasoline, prices here have climbed far more modestly.

13.   Bellber was among the first to serve smaller portions, a trend that seems to grow stronger every day.

14.   Benefits are expected to outstrip revenues as the baby-boom generation retires, leaving a smaller portion of Americans in the work force and paying into the system.

15.   A smaller portion can be used for some speculative investing.

16.   A pear salad can be served as an entree at lunch or in smaller portions as a dinner starter.

17.   A smaller portion of funds would be used for crop substitution programs and rural economic and social projects.

18.   Additionally, many recipes appear heavy on animal protein, contrary to the trend toward eating smaller portions of meat and more grains, fruits and vegetables.

19.   But for the last four years it has distributed smaller portions to players and kept larger amounts to build a strike fund.