A portion of this new building was used by town council, the local fire department and the police.

Only a small portion of the town is used for agriculture.

In the 1940s a portion of the area was used as bombing range.

A significant portion of the land in the county is used for farming.

Although portions of his work were used, he was not given a writer's credit.

The county court used a portion of the money to set up a special sheriff's account at the bank.

By law, at least a portion of the bonds must be used for a construction project.

It means that in a fairly large program, only small portions are ever used at any one time.

The agency should use a portion of this money to focus states' attention on the urgent need to provide quality child care.

However, only slight portions were used in the finished film.