1.   Recent statistics issued by the Metropolitan Police indicated that a quarter of all serious crimes in Greater London are committed by school-children.

2.   Although experts differ over the degree and speed with which this shift is occurring, recent statistics make it clear that dramatic changes are under way.

3.   And other recent statistics point to weakness in housing, industrial output, and retail sales that suggest more slow growth.

4.   As for inventories, more recent economic statistics suggest stockpiles are growing.

5.   As alarming as the most recent statistics are, health conditions in Haiti have deteriorated even further over the past year, due to economic sanctions and government neglect.

6.   A batch of recent economic statistics hinted that tight labor markets are at last pushing up wage costs.

7.   A quick look at recent economic statistics shows they have reason to be concerned.

8.   A spokesman for the Civilian Complaint Review Board, an independent agency that investigates abuses, said more recent statistics are unavailable.

9.   According to the most recent statistics from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, the number of obese children has doubled in the last two decades.

10.   Adding that to other rising recent statistics on home sales and factory orders, investors thought the inflation-wary Fed might curb growth with higher interest rates.