11.   An increasing proportion of our investment has gone into our retail subsidiaries.

12.   Although many leave their families at home in Taiwan, as the standard of living here has risen an increasing proportion come with families in tow.

13.   An increasing proportion of prospective retirees automatically receive what the agency calls a personal earnings and benefit estimate.

14.   An increasing proportion of very rapid credit growth is going to the real estate, construction and finance sectors.

15.   An increasing proportion of the homeless are families with children, compared to the chronically homeless who often have serious mental illness or substance abuse problems.

16.   And an increasing proportion of the donated money is staying within the congregation, with less going to community, national and international benevolences.

17.   And the increasing proportion of women who are interested in marathon running may contribute to the numbers of organized running groups that are popping up nationally.

18.   At the same time, the school was accepting an increasing proportion of minority students, many of whom needed financial aid.

19.   Because caloric needs drop with age, protein has to provide an increasing proportion of daily calories as people get older.

20.   Boys, too, make up an increasing proportion of patients with braces.