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In 2009

= in the year 2009 = in that year

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in 2005 and 2015

= in the years 2005 and 2015

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Between 2000 and 2010

= over a period of 10 years

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Over the same time period

= throughout the period shown

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B showed an upward trend

= a rising trend was seen in B

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B was by far the most popular of the four types

B made up the largest proportion of the four types

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The figure for A was highest

A had the highest number of …

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The rate of unemployment rose ______12% in 2010

to

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The rate of unemployment rose _______ 5% from 5% to 10% in 2010.

by

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There was a rise _______the rate of unemployment

in

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There was a rise_____ 5% in the rate of unemployment.

of

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shows

illustrates/compares

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the proportion of ...

= the percentage/ the rate of.../ the figure for...

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the number of (visitors)

the number of + plural noun

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the amount of (money)

the amount of + uncountable noun

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Only use this to describe percentages (not numbers).

the proportion of + plural noun => e.g. the proportion of people.

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