Word: trended
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Professor Hubbard then explained that a large card filled with graders' comments was filed away for each report. At the end of the year, all eight cards are examined, the trend of the grades is noted, a frequency distribution of the grades is made and then the final mark is determined...
...acute-but the possibilities of danger are. The latest political analyses from all over the U.S. show that the Republicans are just about sure of a gain of 21 seats in the House, are running neck-&-neck for another 20-odd seats. If the Gallup poll trend should continue, the Republicans might conceivably win the House-the Speakership and the right to take over the chairmanships of all committees*. But for control they must win 52 seats. The possibility is there, but it is not a probability for the Republicans in Congress have no more brilliant record than the Democrats...
From the U.S. last week came one hopeful sign that religious leaders are eager to follow the British trend. The Jesuit weekly America, which often sets the pace for Roman Catholic action, devoted its lead editorial to cooperation with non-Catholics on post-war planning, praised British Catholics for working with "informed and convinced Christians [i.e., Protestants]." It also declared that U.S. Catholics "can afford to lose no time in getting busily to work" in similar fashion-once "norms and principles" for it have been "laid down by those whose office it is to authorize the participation of Catholics...
Retention of the present system of cutting classes was recommended last night by the Student Council at a regular meeting, in the belief that attendance is a matter of individual responsibility. Forced attendance, the report pointed out, would be a complete reversal of a 20 year trend, and would be a step towards undesirable regimentation of student life...
...around Winston Churchill, Britain was stirring with hopes that the war would bring great democratic changes. It seemed no more than a minor symptom last week that the Archbishop of Canterbury, plump, vigorous William Temple, should continue the trend of his Malvern conference (TIME, Jan. 20, 1941) by proposing that the Government take over the issuance of credit (i.e., banking). Referring to Britain's five great banks, * he declared: "Money, or credit which does duty for money, has become in effect a monopoly...