1. At a slower rate...

2. It reflects the great differences that exist between...

3. These figures were overwhelmingly greater than the corresponding figure of...

4. It can be seen from the chart that significantly...~er(比较级)...than...

5. In all locations, A out numbered B...

6. These two pie charts (饼状图) show the differences between two groups of...

7. The first point to note is the huge increase (in the number of)...

8. A is more than... times (bigger) than B

9. The biggest loss was to A, which decreased from... to... of the whole.

10. The biggest gains (in graduate numbers) were made by A which, as a group, have increased by over...

11. To sum up, ...

12. This bar chart displays the numbers of...

13. The chart reflects several trends.

14. But... we see a different trend emerging.

15. When we compare..., we see...

16. This suggests increased educational opportunities for women in higher education.

17. According to the graph, ...

18. The proportion of...

19. There was a slight recovery...

20. ... has dropped dramatically.

21. The general trend appears to be increases.

22. There were approximately...

23. ... had jumped four fold to...

24. ... rose sharply from... to...

25. Remained constant at...

26. The overall trend for...

27. The graph shows the percentage of...

28. We can see that... swell during the... hours, peaking at... am.

29. Although the raw data does not provide an explanation for these trends

30. When coupled with the graphic information, leads to some possible conclusions...?