By sequentially breaking off proportions from the remaining stick an infinite sequence of proportions is formed.
With opinion polls showing the Labor Party at some of the lowest levels of support ever recorded for the party — 20percentt and lower in several polls — the expected reshuffle has taken on make-or-break proportions for the 57-year-old Mr. Brown.
The reality show "The Hills," which ended last month after six seasons, seems like a case study of those proportions breaking down; its stars, plucked from obscurity, were collecting six-figure paychecks near the end, yet the show's ratings were sinking.
It may take the humility forged in a losing season of record-breaking proportions for Jordan to understand that he needs better help around him — on the bench, in the front office and on the court.
For the United States, that means tackling its rising budget deficit and huge trade imbalance, which have led to foreign debts of such record-breaking proportions that, the I.M.F. has warned, they could threaten the financial stability of the global economy.
Quinn is grappling with a state budget crisis of record-breaking proportions, and a difficult electoral environment for incumbents generally and for Democratic ones in particular.
Following detailed comparisons, across a wide parameter range, the wave height distributions in the deeper water depths (kpd > 1.0) are shown to be in reasonable agreement with the (Forristall, 1978) and (Glukhovskii, 1966) distributions; the latter becoming more important as the proportion of breaking waves increases.
When the proportions break down, cancellation can loom.
"The idea was to break the boring proportions of the room," Mr. Court said.
Facebook says it now has 399 million users who only access the social network on mobile devices, but it doesn't break out regional proportions behind the number.
Beicio says: "Every day I see a high proportion of motorists breaking the law; red light jumping, talking on their mobiles, drinking coffee, reading!
