Example sentences of "[noun] of the proportion of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the figures do give an indication of the proportion of cases resolved by settlement rather than trial . |
| 2 | However , as Haldane 's comment suggests , altruism is seen as a function of the proportion of genes shared by individuals . |
| 3 | According to Annett ( 1975 ) the incidence of left or right sided speech representation among sinistrals should be considered a function of the proportion of sinistrals in the population at large . |
| 4 | Additional seats would go proportionately to the parties on the basis of the proportion of votes received in the region . |
| 5 | The shrimps can live for several years and the average mortality rate in adults within a population is a good predictor of the proportion of individuals within a population which will change sex . |
| 6 | The results of most family studies of Crohn 's disease have been expressed in terms of the proportion of probands with either affected first degree relatives or with a positive family history over all relatives investigated . |
| 7 | India , for example , when measured in terms of the proportion of students in higher education per 10,000 of the population comes out at 58.4 in 1982 , compared to only 11.4 in China ( Cleverley 1986 : 245 ) . |
| 8 | Added to which , the UK was by no means out of line internationally in terms of the proportion of employees in the public sector . |
| 9 | The bureaucracy developed fast — not only in terms of the proportion of officials to subjects , but also in terms of education , efficiency , and levels of pay . |
| 10 | Though Cognitive–Behavioural Marital Therapy has consistently been found to be as or more effective than any other type of marital therapy , nevertheless in terms of the proportion of clients that actually improve , the results are quite modest . |
| 11 | Estimates of the proportion of patients with coeliac disease who present in their seventh decade or beyond have increased from 4% in 1960 to 27% in 1980 . |