Word: trend
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...which had been complicated by her paralysis. Her husband will receive at least $19,000 to cover her hospital bills and other costs, but her larger legacy is Washington's law, which went into effect this summer and will aid victims of violent crime. Since California began the trend in 1965, 12 more states have enacted similar statutes, and Congress is now considering a federal crime-victims' compensation bill...
Contrary to a nationwide trend of defaulting on student loans, Harvard students are repaying their debts in full...
...Upward Trend...
Howard W. Davis, Coop general manager, said yesterday that he expects the upward trend to continue. "Our sales for the first three months of this year are way ahead of last year, although obviously everyone is concerned about the economy and it's hard to predict what's going to happen," Davis said...
Only drama stands out as an exception to the general trend. Certainly there have been films that deal with women-- Rachel, Rachel, Persona and Cries and Whispers come to mind--and on Broadway, Doll's House and The Women were recently revived. But good female roles remain scarce and plays that deal with friendships between women are nonexistent. In contrast, male-male relationships have been glorified in over a dozen movies and plays in just the last five years...