But you see a very clear trend.

A study by the Economic Commission for Africa showed a clear trend upwards in governance in 28 African countries.

Not all of them have been perfect, or will be, but the trend is very clear.

For every trend on this planet, there's a counter trend.

But while the premises underlying this broad trend are clear, Latin America s voters are electing not one left, but two.

Many recent international instruments use the term identity , which expresses a clear trend towards the protection and promotion of cultural diversity, both internationally and internally within States.

There is also a clear trend indicating an increase in the level of representation of women in administrative and management echelons, as well as among specialists and technical personnel.

These examples indicate a trend.

There is a trend here.

We have a decent trend.

This is a welcome trend.

This is a positive trend.

Crime statistics show a positive trend.

And this is the trend in well being over that time, a small increase, but this is the trend in ecological footprint.

One thing is clear economists no longer dare to assume that trend is trend and cycle is cycle, and that their reciprocal interactions are small enough to neglect on the first pass. That approach has left many economists themselves living in countries that are considerably poorer than they expected.

And that's a very important trend to think about.

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This chart is going to document a very similar trend.

The rising trend of extra budgetary funding was becoming a worry.

A new trend shows a growing concentration of trade in some developing countries.

have got these surveys in place in their database, then they use advanced mathematical formulas to produce a trend line, and the trend line looks like this.

Whenever you're told that some existing statistical trend will continue, but you aren't given a hard to vary account of what causes that trend, you're being told a wizard did it.

There is also a trend towards games that are good for you.

By the end of 2001 onwards, it shows a steady downward trend.

These projects, which privilege the electoral over elections , are a positive trend.

In recent years, there had been a significant trend towards trade liberalization.

That trend must be reversed.

That trend should be encouraged.

Overall, the month of October saw a continuation of this extremely worrying trend.

During the past decade, drug abuse had been on a sharp upward trend.

But this trend is less unambiguous.

So where does this trend stop?

The current trend is toward decentralization.

This trend seems to have continued.

There was also a trend toward the creation of umbrella groups, consolidation and networking.

This negative trend has been confirmed by a number of studies in various regions.

This trend is accentuated for women, who enjoy a longer life expectancy than men.

So clear. Maybe a little bit over clear.

China faces a similar demographic trend, and also a push to unleash household consumption in order to sustain GDP growth. As in Japan, the downward trend in China s saving rate will show up in its current account.

The statements in question mark that trend.

The trend towards a decline in the number of refugees and other persons of concern to UNHCR in recent years was encouraging, and it was to be hoped that that trend would continue.

We are witnessing a growing perception that traditional conflicts are on a downward trend in the world.

We also see the trend toward tourism that's a little bit more low key. Right?

The trend in funding modalities was a stronger emphasis on budget and sector programme support.