1.   But if you pin the blame on him Saturday, you ignore what his statistics say about those around him.

2.   But it is good news, too, since it implies that living standards are higher than the official statistics say.

3.   But the underlying statistics also say something about where, and when, people are using the Internet.

4.   Death, suicide and car-crash statistics say that the legal drug alcohol is more lethal.

5.   Despite what the statistics say, America is a mobil place and people are constantly moving up and down the socioeconomic ladder as personal fortunes dictate.

6.   Instead, the statistics say it all.

7.   Its statistics say that one in seven sets of imported dishes exceeds safe lead limits.

8.   No matter what the statistics say, city residents can be counted on to tell pollsters that crime is on the rise.

9.   Personal consumption statistics say shoppers remain eager to spend despite a slowing economy and moribund stock market.

10.   Statistics say that children of divorced parents have a greater chance of getting divorced themselves.