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.

In Australia, there is a growing trend of people returning to singing due to the influence of TV shows such as Glee.

This trend was due to intense volcanic activity which produced large quantities of carbon dioxide.

In recent years, mainly due to concerns over spam and a general trend towards centralisation, problems have arisen for small organisations and home users wishing to run their own email server.

This change was almost certainly due to the trend toward the louder " Rock " sounds of the 1970s, despite the earlier models being credited by Pete Townshend as being key to the development of " the Marshall sound " and his refinement of electric guitar feedback techniques

The negative trend intensified during 2009, exacerbated in some countries due to the outbreak of the H1N1 influenza virus, resulting in a worldwide decline of 4. 2 % in 2009 to 880 million international tourists arrivals, and a 5. 7 % decline in international tourism receipts.

The attack hastened a trend towards financial firms moving to midtown and contributed to the loss of business on Wall Street, due to temporary-to-permanent relocation to New Jersey and further decentralization with establishments transferred to cities like Chicago, Denver, and Boston.

However, starting in 2010 SUV and light truck sales have started an upward trend due to lower gas prices and a revival of the North American economy.

Iaido is due to the general trend ( stemming from gendai budō ) to replace the suffix-jutsu with-dō in Japanese martial arts in order to emphasize a philosophical or spiritual component.

This trend is a decrease in a contaminant with an increase in trophic level and is due to higher concentrations of algae and bacteria to " dilute " the concentration of the pollutant.

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.

In contrast, the topic of economic growth is concerned with the long-run trend in production due to basic causes such as industrialization.

The spread of the Dutch or Low German form to Middle Norwegian, Middle Danish and late Middle English or Early Modern English are part of a larger linguistic trend due to the influence of the Hanseatic League during this period.

In this formula, − Lc reflects the gradual slowing down of the replacement process due to different individual rates ( the less stable elements are the first and the quickest to be replaced ), whereas the square root represents the reverse trend – acceleration of replacement as items in the original wordlist " age " and become more prone to shifting their meaning.

However, due to corruption within the police force it is not possible to accurately extrapolate a trend in the data of crime and victimization.

Cruising the town at night used to be a popular trend among teenagers during the 1990s, but due to the ever-rising gas prices it has become a rare activity among teenagers in Zalma nowadays.

The story was covered in regional news media outlets and is a rising trend due to the newly released YouTube video from the incident.

A perceived trend of increasing Islamophobia during the 2000s has been attributed by some commentators to the September 11 attacks, while others associate it with the growing Muslim minorities in the Western world, especially in Western Europe, due to both immigration and somewhat higher fertility rates among some Muslim minority groups.

A perceived trend of increasing Islamophobia during the 2000s has been attributed by some commentators to the September 11 attacks, while others associate it with the rapidly growing Muslim populations in the Western world, especially in Western Europe, due to both immigration and high fertility rate. Moral panics and " racist " campaigns against Muslims have been increasing in Australia since the mid 1990s.

There is also a trend for motorised infantry to be up-armoured due to the situation of insurgency and terrorism in post-invasion Iraq.

The Panama Canal has a limited capacity determined by operational times and cycles of the existing locks and further constrained by the current trend towards larger ( close to Panamax-sized ) vessels transiting the canal which take more transit time within the locks and navigational channels, and the need for permanent periodical maintenance works due to the aging canal, which forces periodical shutdowns of this waterway.

Firstly, due to an editorial and publishing trend, totally against Browne's artistic intentions, it has been omitted from many nineteenth and twentieth century editions.

The other trend is the decline of pollinator populations, due to pesticide misuse and overuse, new diseases and parasites of bees, clearcut logging, decline of beekeeping, suburban development, removal of hedges and other habitat from farms, and public concern about bees.

This trend is not necessarily due to the fact that more affluent roles are available however as architects with 14 or more years experience working in the Middle East earns on average £ 43, 389 per annum, compared to £ 40, 000 in the UK.

This trend seems to now the accession of the French public due to the success of Slaï, Thierry Cham, Medhy costs, and Pearl Déesses Lama.