This situation has led to the often contentious question on the proportion of white people.

Over the years, the image has taken on mythic proportions.

I would question the data on the proportion of academies which were open.

"We're trying to look for him to be in on the right proportion of plays," said Carroll.

But this year, the war of words over pay increases and shorter working hours has taken on larger proportions.

There's a reason the American cowboy has taken on mythic proportions.

His badge had never taken on such huge proportions for her fore.

The others of the Mission are built on comparable proportions.

The ones that had been played out so many times that they'd taken on legendary proportions.

The decision on the proportion of financing allocated by countries to human and social development is ultimately a question for national governments.