1.   But the figures belie the actual situation.

2.   The figures belie the economic fundamentals of supply and demand.

3.   Wang, whose portly figure belies his tremendous talent, hit top form to lead the Chinese number one seeds into the final.

4.   Pragmatism rather than ideology has been the guiding principle of this iconoclast who enjoys mythical status among local people and whose rotund figure belies his ruthless ambition.