A slow and painful trend toward unification has taken hold, a trend which may at any time be arrested and reversed but which may also lead to a binding federation of Europe.

Our current rate of incoming orders has now contracted and unless this trend can be reversed, our production for 1961 will be lower than for 1960.

Some of this trend toward area vocational schools has been related to the problems of persistent labor surplus areas and their desire to attract new industry.

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.

The trend throughout the world's religions has been toward a recognition of at least the practical validity of this constitutional enactment.

Modern Westerners have difficulty comprehending this fusion of moral and material, largely because in the West the historical trend has been to deny the connection.

An increase in literacy has, historically, sometimes spawned a trend toward abbreviation.

“ Baby Signs ” was developed by Dr. Linda Acredolo and Dr. Susan Goodwyn in the early 1980s, and has become a persistent trend in child development.

This trend has also encouraged fake autobiographies, particularly those associated with ' misery lit ,' where the writer has allegedly suffered from being a part of a dysfunctional family, or from social problems, or political repression.

This widely observed trend is described by Moore's law, which has proven to be a fairly accurate predictor of the growth of CPU ( and other IC ) complexity.

Of this trend, it has been said that the concept of a pure accident is no longer permitted in a news item.

The trend of jewelry-making at home by hobbyists for personal enjoyment or for sale on sites like Etsy has resulted in the common practice of buying wholesale costume jewelry in bulk and using it for parts.

Over the past decade, there has been a trend towards increasing the independence of central banks as a way of improving long-term economic performance.

In recent years, a growing Tex-Mex polka band trend from Mexican immigrants ( i. e. Conjunto or Norteño ) has influenced much of new Chicano folk music, especially in large market Spanish language radio stations and on television music video programs in the U. S. The band Quetzal is known for its political songs.

Many CBT treatment programs for specific disorders have been evaluated for efficacy ; the health-care trend of evidence-based treatment, where specific treatments for symptom-based diagnoses are recommended, has favored CBT over other approaches such as psychodynamic treatments.

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

Another trend in Western scholarship of China has been to move away from " grand theories " of history, toward an understanding of a narrow part of China.

This trend has also seen the emergence of some Christadelphian bands and the establishment of the Christadelphian Arts Trust to support performing, visual and dramatic arts within the Christadelphian community.

It has been speculated that this trend may continue in the future to the point where liberal democratic nation-states become the universal standard form of human society.

In " The Human Zoo ", Morris postulates that human society has moved from small scattered tribes to highly compressed urban civilization and that this trend has placed growing psychological and sociological pressure on humans which leads to both a greater chance for mankind to understand himself but also leads to irrational and unnatural human behavior which can manifest itself into severe psychological problems.

A hot wind blowing from the Egyptian desert called the khamsin ( Arabic for " fifty "), may provide a warming trend during the fall, but more often occurs during the spring.

It is because of this general trend in popular shōnen manga that the term " shōnen " is often confused as being a genre, despite the fact that many shōnen manga do not follow this trend at all.

An exception to this trend is the indie gaming community, which often produces games featuring ' old-school ' or retro gaming elements, such as Minecraft and Shadow Complex.

Consequently, there has arisen a black market trend often referred to as transplant tourism.

A 1989 study of weather data recorded at Lille, from Ypres between 1867 and 1916, showed that August was more often dry than wet, that there was a trend towards dry autumns ( September – November ) and that average rainfall in October had decreased over the previous 50 years.

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.

Urbanisation is often viewed as a negative trend, but there are positives in the reduction of expenses in commuting and transportation while improving opportunities for jobs, education, housing, and transportation.

A bullish trend in the stock market often begins before the general economy shows clear signs of recovery.

Curators often create group shows that say something about a certain theme, trend in art, or group of associated artists.

Games developed on the Amiga often had to be scaled back for the ST, due to the limitations of its graphics hardware, as such these games would often have fewer colors and less detailed background graphics which gave the Amiga a distinct advantage in head to head comparisons with the ST, reversing the previous trend.

" 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.

Due in large part to its rapidly changing demographics, Flagler County is often an unpredictable county in presidential and other elections, although the general trend has been towards the Democratic party in recent years.

Yoshi's attributes in these games trend towards the lightweight side of the spectrum, often with high footspeed and less-than-impressive accuracy.

Glass sinks: A current trend in bathroom design is the handmade glass sink ( often referred to as a vessel sink ) which has become fashionable for wealthy homeowners.

From a transformation of the dating system ( going steady and early marriage became the norm, as opposed to the " rating and dating " trend that was fashionable before the war ), to the new medium of television gaining widespread popularity and often portraying teenagers as juvenile delinquents.

Through its success, Halloween is often considered the film responsible for the proliferation of the slasher trend, popularizing many of what later became key elements in the genre.

There are a number of business intelligence vendors, often categorized into the remaining independent " pure-play " vendors and the consolidated " megavendors " which have entered the market through a recent trend of acquisitions in the BI industry.

New jack swing was a style and trend of vocal music, often featuring rapped verses and drum machines.

Another strange new trend in counterfeiting, especially seen in consumer electronics, is the manufacture of entirely novel products using poor quality materials or, more often, incorporating desirable features not present in a brand's authentic product line and then including prominent and fake brand names and logotypes to profit from brand recognition or brand image.

After leaving Coleman, Don Cherry eschewed the trend towards funk / fusion and continued to play sparse jazz, often in small groups and duets ( many with ex-Coleman drummer Ed Blackwell ) during a long sojourn in Scandinavia and other locations.

* The trend toward closet drama ( often highly politicized ), which distinguished the English Civil War and Interregnum periods, does not immediately end once the theatres re-open with the Restoration — as the publication of Hell's High Court of Justice ( below ) illustrates.

* With the London theatres remaining closed since 1642, the trend toward closet drama ( often highly politicized ) continues — and is accentuated by the January 30 execution of Charles I.