1.   A larger fraction of its electorate is registered independent than any other state in the nation.

2.   If neutrinos were more massive and thus represented a larger fraction of the cosmic mass, Schramm said, it would be troublesome for theorists.

3.   Shrinking foreign markets mean a larger fraction of the US apple crop has to be absorbed by the domestic market.

4.   So even if wealthy families pay a slightly larger fraction of income taxes under the Bush plan, they will pay a lower share of all federal taxes.

5.   That means a code with progressive tax rates that take a larger fraction of income from the wealthy than from the poor.