The statistics generally bear her out.

"I can always get another one," the 15-year-old said, and statistics bear her out.

"The levels of volunteerism throughout the country among young people are skyrocketing," Mr. Hillsman says, and the statistics bear him out dramatically.

The economic statistics bear that out.

Some commercial statistics bear that out.

And statistics bear that out.

The defensive statistics bear that out.

The statistics bear that out, Mr. Frenkel says: exports are driving the recovery, accounting for more than $8 of every $10 of growth in the gross domestic product.

The statistics bear this out: the unemployment rate in Europe stands at 9.6%, the youth unemployment rate at 20.2%.

The statistics bear this out: defensive backs were the most extensively concussed group of players on the field this N.F.L. season, followed by wide receivers.