Agency figures show there have been increases in the proportion of applications sent back for questioning.
Over all, they said, "There have been no substantial increases in the proportion of women enrolled in mixed-sex trials over the last 30 years".
Conversely, there were increases in the proportion of people from eastern Europe and Africa and of the Hindu and Muslim religions in both types of housing.
In its 2011 annual report Santander seemed to suggest it was making money out of SVR customers, stating: "Increases in the proportion of customers on SVR mortgages helped to partly mitigate the impact of low interest rates".
Slight increases in the proportion of students receiving either A*s or As were recorded in psychology and what the JCQ collectively defines as "art and design subjects", which now stand at 17.1% and 28.2% respectively.
In Delaware Mr Markell points to last year's double-digit increases in the proportion of students rated "proficient" in reading and maths in statewide tests.
If the trend that, since the 1970s, has led to striking increases in the proportion of Americans who are overweight or obese is not halted, about three of every four Americans will be overweight or obese by 2020.
— here's a bit more: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported stiff increases in the proportion of older adults with "multiple chronic conditions" — more than one of the diseases that commonly affect this population.
It is adamant that this combination of variety and choice has pushed up standards, pointing to increases in the proportion of students achieving five GCSEs at grade C or above.
There were annual relative increases in the proportion of patients treated within four hours in accident and emergency departments (2.5% a year) and in the numbers operated on within 28 days of their operation having been cancelled for non-clinical reasons (10.4% a year).
A look at six suburban counties (Essex and Bergen in New Jersey, Fairfield in Connecticut, and Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk in New York) shows declining white populations, gradual (sometimes very gradual) increases in the proportion of blacks, and substantial growth among Hispanics and Asians.
