1)...rankfirst(both)in...
5)thenumberis...timesasmuchasthatof...
6)thefigurehasnearlydoubled/tripled,asagainstthatoflastyear.
8)Bycomparisonwith...,itdecreased/increased/fellfrom...to...
12)thereisaslight/slow/steady/rapidrise/increasedemand./income./population./prices./production./decrease/decline/reduction/fall/dropin
13)beontheincrease/decrease/rise/decline(……在不断的增加,减少,上升,下降)