He continued to pen wonderfully evocative pieces infused with wit, joy, melancholy, mischief, romanticism, drama, well-channelled vitriol and a welcome sense of proportion for The Guardian and The Observer until he fell ill with pneumonia in December.
In a speech in London, he said: "He said: "This year we have seen a welcome reduction in the proportion of revenues global investment banks have paid out in bonuses.
Those with low high-acuity workloads, fearing closure and wanting to survive would welcome managing a larger proportion of non-emergency and minor emergency patients owing to the ease of care for these, a generally shorter time to manage most such patients, and potentially substantial financial reimbursement that will help to make their business units fiscally viable [5, 9].
Anti-poverty campaigners welcomed news that the proportion of people experiencing long-term, or persistent, poverty had declined to one of the lowest rates in the EU.
By contrast, Sweden, which is the European country with the highest proportion of refugees, has welcomed just 15 per 1,000.
The simplicity of its lines is a welcome change from the overstyled TL sedan, and proportion is doled out with a careful but ever-so-slightly daring hand.
City analysts welcomed the company's reassurance that a good proportion of the impact of the strong dollar had been successfully mitigated by Primark's buying teams in the terms agreed on new orders.
Edmund King, the executive director of the RAC Foundation, said any increase in spending was welcomed but added: "We need to see a greater proportion spent on roads.
Some of his teammates and coaches, still convinced his camp blew the situation out of proportion, are also reportedly less than keen to welcome him back.
Salmond also said on Thursday he was sure the European Union would welcome independent Scotland as a member, pointing to the substantial proportion of EU fishing and energy resources that lie in Scottish waters.
