Word: trend
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...sure if the trend of last year repeats itself then we will have even more serious conversations with Henry and me and the admissions staff and try to devise even more significant steps. In the past, however,... I would say just about all the unfavorable fluctuations have been responded to... and the problem hasn't recurred. We'll have to wait another year to see. But we're not waiting another year to do something
Another reason for decreased student autonomy may be traced to a wide trend--the increase in pre-professionalism and seriousness among students nationwide, a tendency HSA has encouraged and emphasized in recent years...
...lldin's defeat underscored a trend of voter discontent that has affected governments of all ideological shades in Western Europe. Even Palme had to admit last week that his party won mainly Because "the Swedish people wanted a change." If Palme's nostrums do not improve the economy, the Swedes may shortly want a change again...
Meanwhile, the trend toward less selectivity across-the-board in college admissions has cut down on the phobia that low scores present an insurmountable barrier to getting into college. The latest stats show that almost three-fourths of all applications to American four-year colleges are now accepted. In other words, educators' attention to substance over scores has started to chip away at the tendency to take the numbers too seriously...
...241/2 by 42 foot screen largest in the Boston area will be preserved during the renovations, Sommers said noting that the current trend is toward many small screens under one roof...