What makes the current phenomenon unique is that so many science-fiction writers have reversed a trend and turned to writing works critical of the impact of science and technology on human life.

While it is hazardous to project the trend of history, it seems clear that a genuine community is painfully emerging in the Western world, particularly among the countries of Western Europe.

each is so typical that it represents a prominent trend in the poet's development.

His suggestion that the prestige colleges be made the training institutions for medical, law and graduate schools will run into strong opposition from these colleges themselves -- even though what he is recommending is already taking shape as a trend.

Possibly responsible for this is the incoming trend toward multicolor schemes in rooms, which seems slated to replace the one-color look to which we have been accustomed.

But once the strike trend hits hoosegows, there is no telling how far it may go.

There is a trend to packaging meat at a central source, freezing it, and shipping it to outlying stores, where meat cutters will not be required.

There is a trend today to bemoan the fact that Americans are too `` soft ''.

Competitors came to receive higher percentage of General Motors business in later years, but it is `` likely '' that this trend stemmed `` at least in part '' from the needs of General Motors outstripping Du Pont's capacity.

Zodiacal light and the gegenschein give some evidence for such a dust blanket, a phenomenon also to be expected if the dust before capture is in circular orbits about the sun, as indicated by the trend of the smaller visible meteors.

Although the Brandywine population is still predominantly rural, `` there are indications of a consistent and a statistically significant trend away from the older and relatively isolated rural communities.

An important recent trend is the development of area vocational schools.

Even if we strip their respective claims to the barest minimum, the `` odds '' still favor them both, for the trend in effect is always more likely to continue than to reverse.

That reference in the Report is `` continuation of the trend toward an all-Negro school system '', a remark apparently occasioned by the increase of Negro school population from 74.1 per cent to 76.7 per cent.

In urethane foams, for example, there has been a definite trend toward the polyether-type materials ( which are now available in two-component rigid foam systems ) and the emphasis is definitely on one-shot molding.

In some countries the trend has gone further than others: Mexico, Panama, and Venezuela are displaying open sympathy for Castroism, and there is no country -- save the Dominican Republic whose funeral services we recently arranged -- where Castroism and Anti-Americanism does not prevent the government from unqualifiedly espousing the American cause.

Today's trend toward furniture designs from America's past is teaching home-owners and decorators a renewed respect for the shrewd cabinetmakers of our Colonial era.

Indication: The long-term trend of turnpike traffic is upward.

The temptation is to say that, as the percentage of church members mounted, the degree of discipline exercised by the churches lessened and the trend was towards conformity to the general level.

Astatine is sometimes described as being a black solid ( assuming that it follows this trend ), or as having a metallic appearance ( if it is a metalloid or a metal ).

The following is a chart of trend of gross domestic product of Azerbaijan at market prices with figures in millions of Manats.

A trend toward composite armour is taking place in place of steel-composites are stronger for a given weight, allowing the tank to be lighter for the same protection as steel armour, or better protected for the same weight.

The harvest of coyote pelts in Texas has varied over the past few decades, but has generally followed a downward trend.

This trend was followed in Italy, Denmark, and Sweden.

In the history of computer science, the 4GL followed the 3GL in an upward trend toward higher abstraction and statement power.

Later models followed in the trend: for example, the PC / XT, IBM Portable Personal Computer, and PC AT are IBM machine types 5160, 5155, and 5170, respectively.

Hollywood films followed the same trend set by audiences who flocked to Harlem to see edgy shows that suggested bisexuality.

Amongst those who followed these ideas were the English poets and painters that constituted the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, who, from about 1850, opposed the dominant trend of industrial Victorian England, because of their " opposition to technical skill without inspiration " They were influenced by the writings of the art critic John Ruskin ( 1819 – 1900 ), who had strong feelings about the role of art in helping to improve the lives of the urban working classes, in the rapidly expanding industrial cities of Britain.

The non-European powers followed the trend in the late 19th century, the flag of Japan being introduced in 1870, that of Qing China in 1890.

Other acts that followed the back to basics trend in different ways were the Canadian group The Band and the Californian-based Creedence Clearwater Revival.

The population of Piedmont followed a downward trend throughout the 1980s.

The trend was followed by EastEnders in 1994 and Emmerdale in 1997.

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Both were intended to use a high-speed, high-altitude bombing approach that followed a trend of bombers flying progressively faster and higher since the start of manned bomber use.

This followed a wider trend of escalating food prices around the globe, driven in part by climatic conditions such as drought in Australia, the diversion of arable land to other uses ( such as producing government-subsidised bio-oil crops ), and later by some food-producing nations placing bans or restrictions on exports in order to satisfy their own consumers.

Community treatment laws have generally followed the worldwide trend of community treatment.

Later biographers of the king such as Mark Ormrod and Ian Mortimer have followed this historiographical trend.

It should be noted that the Dow had been in a downward trend for virtually all of 2001 prior to September 11, losing well over 1000 points between January 2 and September 10, and had lost 187. 51 points on September 6, followed by losing 235. 4 points on September 7.

For others, who followed the " cooking as a social act " trend, the open kitchen had the advantage that they could be with their guests while cooking, and for the " creative cooks " it might even become a stage for their cooking performance.

Current bayonets have gone back to the sawback ; the Russian / Eastern Block AKM's started the trend, and the US M9 and OKC3C and the British L3A1 followed, all on small knife bladed weapons and often with built in wire cutter adaptations.

Bacup followed the regional and national trend of deindustrialisation during the early and mid-20th century ; a process exacerbated by the closure of Bacup railway station in 1966.

The animation style followed a trend similar to Troma's Toxic Crusaders.

" According to Mulvany, " The Viking trend presaged by Abigor was actually taking place around them, and it remains more ' true ' to how black metal is often defined than the folk influenced metal that followed.

* A trend might also be followed by a manufacturer-Hawker Hurricane, Typhoon, Tornado, Tempest.

British food suffered heavily from effects of rationing during two World Wars, and the end of food rationing in 1954 was followed an increasing trend toward industrialised mass production of food.

From 1982 to 1994, net migration has been positive, then followed by a negative trend until 2001.