The meeting took up the better part of the morning.

Even though it wasn't large, the bed took up a good part of the room.

"You know, the shows take up a big part of what I do in the evening."

Social services take up a large part of the council budget.

But news takes up a small part of the broadcast day.

If you rolled out the news in just the right way, it would probably take up the better part of my day.

"But because Iraq is such a big issue, it obviously took up a major part of the conversation."

A tank battle takes up the major part of the book.

It is Joseph s story that takes up the better part of the book.