In the USSR, though there was no systematic conscription of women for the armed forces, the severe disruption of normal life and the high proportion of civilians brought brutally into contact with the fighting that volunteers for volunteers for what was termed "The Great Patriotic War" found a ready response.

The population consisted of nomadic and settled Arabs and a significant proportion of slaves brought originally from East Africa.

Many scientists are active in such groups in Northern Ireland and a significant proportion of them bring special expertise to their organisations.

Therefore the will and the proportion of its 3.5 million citizens who despite of 20 years of peace and progress, have thus far been denied the full economic benefits that a full recognition as statehood of their own country would bring.

"Some proportion of the retirees have grown tired of the task and are no longer bringing to the kids what they were once able to bring," he said.

A large proportion of the delinquent boys brought into the juvenile court in Chicago are the oldest sons in large families whose wages are needed at home.

A large proportion of the situations thus brought about are due to the Return Directive, which I prefer to call the 'Shame' Directive, because it is a directive of shame as far as all human rights defenders are concerned.