Word: trend
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...largely traditional, somewhat antiquated shopping area have skyrocketed; a number of the older shops, like the Mandrake Bookstore, have been forced to relocate to less expensive properties; the neighborhood Woolworth's remembered nostalgically by countless are residents, closed recently to make way-for-The Gap. In general, the trend has been to draw in national chains-like Pizzeria Uno and The Gap at the expense of independent, uniquely flavored shops...
...response to the trend, neighborhood groups have accused the licensing board of issuing licenses for establishments haphazardly without any concern for the overall quality of the neighborhood. Ouchay sponsored a motion-which the City Council adopted late last year-urging the adoption of a coherent set of guidelines, and some argue that Grendel's and Ruggles should at least wait until such a policy is adopted before they receive their permits...
Johnson himself describes the trend over the past few years as "the process of incremental alterations, and before anyone realized it, it's changed. [There's a feeling of] let's get a handle on it. Do what you want, but do something" It is sad, but probably the truth, that, in a few years, the old Harvard Square will be gone-whatever they...
Meese: A lot of people feel it has already begun and the various economic indicators for the past several months have shown a trend towards recovery, and I think that particularly the last two months have shown favorable signs. While it's too early to say for sure, I think that yes, the economic recovery has begun...
...lose ground to the competition; and NBC's prime-time ratings are still in the slough, with only one show in the top 20 (18th-ranked Hill Street Blues, which Silverman had commissioned from Source: MTM), and twelve in the bottom 20. Still, the network is attracting more trend-setting urban viewers with shows like the dramatic musical series Fame. This "narrowcasting" approach may win NBC an unusual distinction: it could become the first boutique network...