1. The oceans of the world occupy over 70 percent of the earth's surface.
The oceans of the world occupy a large proportion of the earth's surface.
2. Food from the sea provides between 5 percent and 10 percent of the total world food supply.
Food from the sea provides a small proportion of the total world food supply.
3. Of the earth's seven billion people, over one billion rely on fish as a primary source of protein.
significant proportion of the earth's 7.0 billion people rely on fish as a primary source of protein.
4. Ambition seems to coincide most often with middle-class status.
Ambition seems to coincide proportionally with middle-class status.
5. Celebrities as a group are more narcissistic than other people.
Celebrities are narcissistic out of proportion to other people.
6. Kids with autism are predominantly male, with boys outnumbering girls by a ratio of 4 to 1.
The number of boys with autism is disproportionate to the number of girls who have it.
7. About 90 percent of the world's malaria deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa.
A disproportionate number of the world's malaria deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa.
8. As the rainforest disappears, so will the native people.
The rainforest and the native people will disappear proportionally.
9. Hundreds of new gas stations were built along the highways, complemented by new fast-food restaurants.
Hundreds of new gas stations were built along the highways, with a proportional number of new fast- food restaurants.
10. Fast-Food Franchises in 2008: McDonald's 30,000; Burger King 11,550.
In 2008, McDonald's owned a greater proportion of fast-food franchises than Burger King did.
