The decline shown in Table 3.9 was continuous, although the net figure conceals a considerable number of births.

The figures reported in Table 1 are averages and conceal quite large differences among the schools.

These overall figures conceal considerable variation between classes, as the comparison of ten sample schools in Table 4.5 shows.

This figure had increased substantially since 1964 and, of course, conceals considerable variations for individual councillors.

As with schools, though, these global figures conceal great variation from subject to subject.

What these figures conceal, however, is the changing age and gender ratios of immigration, particularly from the Indian sub-continent.

The robed and hooded figure was in an upper floor window, partially concealed behind a thick green drape.

Since Bell's stocky figure concealed the equipment, Talamon moved his 13 hundred pounds to come over and take a look.

These monthly figures, however, are just averages, and conceal even more pronounced short-term variation.

These figures often conceal a lot of suffering.