A small portion of a leaf was cut off, placed under a high power, and the glands very gently pressed under a compressor.
If wanted redder, add a small portion of blue vitriol.
The moment the glass touches the botts though they may have eaten their way into the coats of the stomach, so that but a small portion is exposed, they will let go their hold, will pucker up and be driven off by the bowels.
He said he left his patient free from pain, and directed a small portion of the brandy to be given occasionally.
Black Hawk and a small portion of his command gave up the chase, and returned to his camp, while the remainder pursued the fugitives for several miles, occasionally overtaking and killing some soldiers, whose horses had given out.
A man cannot talk the same, with a small portion of ox in his mouth, as though his tongue had as much sea-room as a ship four-and-twenty hours out.
But this stretch would bring him under the necessity of passing very near the "Rover," or of losing no small portion of his 'vantage ground.
The Rover smiled calmly, as he continued,-- "Young gentlemen of your years are apt to carry no small portion of their hearts in their hands.
Every nook in the house was full, except a small portion of the ministerial gallery.
The ministry of Babylon have fed their people with much worldliness mixed together with a small portion of the Word of God.
It is said that from his mother's side he inherited a small portion of Turkish blood.
I have only this little copy of a small portion of it;' and he hesitatingly drew from beneath his tunic a single small leaf of discolored parchment, closely filled with Greek characters.
The old vice-royalty of Buenos Ayres extended also along a small portion of the South Sea coast.
A small portion of hilly land separates the town of Carthagena and the islet of Manga from the Cienega de Tesca.
As, properly speaking, only civilized nations have a history, the history of the Americans is necessarily no more than that of a small portion of the inhabitants of the mountains.
Mingle with this the flesh of your lobster, torn, broken or cut into bits seasoned with salt and pepper and a small portion of the dressing.
With sweet almonds always use a small portion of bitter; without them, sweet almonds have little or no taste, though they add to the richness of the cake.
Mix a small portionof the dressing with the celery and meat, and turn the remainder over all.
Apply a small portion, and rub dry with a flannel or leather.
Sprinkle a small portion of these over the pork, and a little pepper and salt.
A small portion of a facade of a palace in two stories, somewhat resembling Alberti's Palazzo Rucellai.
A second reason is that an object reflected in a convex body takes up but a small portion of that body, as is proved in perspective [Footnote 18: come e provato.
The image of the sun in the moon is powerfully luminous, and is only on a small portion of its surface.
A cup of water was held by the priest, first to the bridegroom and then to the bride, each of whom drank a small portion.
The land appears fertile and well adapted to farming purposes but only a small portion is under cultivation.
The famous malachite mines are on the Demidoff estate, but are only a small portion of the mineral wealth in the original grant.
By the skin the body gets rid of a small portion of salts, a little carbon dioxid, and a large amount of water in the form of perspiration.
Boil a small portion of the albumen solution in a test tube, adding drop by drop dilute acetic acid (two per cent) until a flaky coagulum of insoluble albumen separates.
A Small Portion of the Mucous Membrane of the Small Intestine.
Take a small portion of a large muscle, as a strip of lean corned beef.
Tease out a small portion of the tendon or ligament in water, and examine with a glass of high power.
When the oil contains only a little spirit, a small portion of the solid salt will be found under the syrupy solution.
We need scarcely mention that the corks are dipped into melted sealing-wax, or brushed over with liquid wax, that is, red or black wax dissolved in alcohol, to which a small portion of ether is added.
A small portion is put into the polish, which soon dissolves it, and no straining is required.
Flat surfaces will take stain more evenly if a small portion of linseed-oil is first wiped over, well rubbed off, and allowed to dry, then lightly papered down with fine glass-paper.
A small portion of the polish is taken up with a woollen rag and rubbed over the surface of the work--at first gently, then more strongly.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "small portion" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
