1.   Had her internal regulator failed her and allowed in a larger portion than she could handle?

2.   No region is better positioned to garner a larger portion of this surging, high-wage employment than Southern California.

3.   George is also quite generous with his possessions, giving Lennie a larger portion of their food, or giving him all of his ketchup to keep him happy.

4.   And Americans today eat out more than in the past, with restaurant portions larger than ever.

5.   And in many deals led by Lehman, Fidelity is scoring a larger portion of retail shares to sell to its customers than most other firms.

6.   And then there is the question of what the larger portion contains.

7.   As larger portions of Afghanistan fall under opposition control, American forces are scouring sites where al-Qaida is suspected of testing or producing chemical or biological weapons.

8.   As the federal government has shrunk over the last decade, states have become responsible for a larger portion of public spending.

9.   As particular stocks rise in price and constitute a larger portion of an index, there is another problem for investors who add to their fund holdings.

10.   As Wal-Mart became more and more efficient, its share of the market expanded, thereby applying that efficiency to a larger portion of total purchases.