Collocations for proportion - noun

appreciable (esp. BrE), considerable, good, great, high, huge, large, overwhelming, significant, sizeable, substantial
A significant proportion of the funding is likely to come from government.

fair, reasonable (esp. BrE)
low, small, tiny
certain
equal
The company employs men and women in roughly equal proportions.

equivalent, similar
different, differing, varying
fixed
exact
approximate
average
overall
growing, increasing, rising
declining, decreasing, diminishing

calculate, estimate
express sth as
The chart shows government spending expressed as a proportion of national income.

grow as, increase as, rise as
decline as, decrease as, diminish as, fall as
The unskilled section of the working class was diminishing as a proportion of the workforce.

grow, increase, rise
decline, decrease, fall

correct
direct
inverse
The human population in the region is expanding in inverse proportion to the wildlife.

relative

keep sth in
Try to keep your view of the situation in proportion (= not think it is more serious than it is).

in proportion (to)
The cost of insurance increases in proportion to the performance of the car.

out of proportion (to)
The costs of the plan are out of proportion to the budget available.

proportion of sth to sth
The proportion of sand to cement used was three to one.

be blown, exaggerated, etc. out of all proportion (esp. BrE), be blown, exaggerated, etc. out of proportion
This issue was about to be blown out of proportion.
The problem has been exaggerated out of all proportion.

a sense of proportion
Try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different things).

biblical, enormous, epic, gargantuan, generous, gigantic, heroic, huge, immense, major, mammoth, massive, monumental, staggering
modest
manageable
The computer brings the huge task of stock control down to more manageable proportions.

alarming
crisis, epidemic
classic, perfect
an entrance hall of perfect proportions

reach
The food shortage had reached crisis proportions.