1.   A higher proportion of cases result in acquittal as the ages of the victims rises.

2.   A higher proportion of patients with diabetes in rural areas had advanced retinopathy identified by the screening unit compared with urban patients.

3.   A much higher proportion of special schools offer boarding facilities than ordinary schools, especially those run by voluntary organisations.

4.   Administrative changes during the late nineteenth century should have resulted in a higher proportion of cases being reported.

5.   Furthermore a higher proportion of blacks were acquitted after trial, which again suggests insufficient evidence.

6.   Housing, for instance, nowadays takes a much higher proportion of earned income.

7.   However, Blacks had significantly higher proportions committed for trial in the Crown Court, where custodial sentences are more likely.

8.   Income tax is a progressive tax because higher earners pay a higher proportion of their income in this tax than lower earners.