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 general, each generation speaks a dialect of English closer to General Canadian though it is significant to note that this trend is far more pronounced in the urban centres.

Under Robert Sarnoff's leadership, RCA diversified far beyond electronics and communications, in a broader American corporate trend toward " conglomerates.

As the final seconds of the game ticked away Harry Carson, continuing the recent trend started by the Giants, gave head coach Bill Parcells a Gatorade shower, going as far as to take off his jersey and pads and sneak behind Parcells with a Rose Bowl security team shirt on.

For many years, Curry was reluctant to talk about Rocky Horror, feeling that it was a trend that had gone too far and had distracted attention away from his later roles.

Cheap air travel is spurred on by the trend for regional airports levying low fees to market themselves as serving large cities quite far away.

In a far cry from her convent-days the newly liberated Catherine displayed a fondness for the recent trend of court ladies wearing men's clothing, which we are told, ' showed off her pretty, neat legs and ankles '; and she was even reported to have considered leading the way in wearing shorter dresses, which would show off her feet.

The Eskimos joined in on the trend, becoming a traveling team ( assumably representing the far northern states ) and allowing themselves to play a far longer season than the Kelleys did.

Nanaimo is probably the northernmost location of a Mediterranean climate ( Köppen Csb ) in the world, and is slightly shielded from the Aleutian Low ’ s influence by the mountains of central Vancouver Island, so that summers are unusually dry for its latitude and location — though summer drying as a trend is found in the immediate lee of the coastal ranges as far north as Skagway, Alaska.

The high rate of harvest, combined with habitat loss and alteration, has led to very severe population declines ; if this trend is unchecked, extinction is likely, but far from certain.

Overall, it is thought that the general trend since the middle of the 20th century has been for standard pitch to rise, though it has been rising far more slowly than it has in the past.

Green Carnation's trend of music has continuously become less and less heavy after every release ; from straight forward death metal, to a gothic metal / doom metal / progressive metal sound, to a melancholic hard rock-sounding form of progressive rock and in 2006, went as far as to releasing an entirely acoustic album Acoustic Verses.

" Although the occurrence of country crossing over to the pop charts goes back as far as the start of the Billboard charts in 1940, some critics began to be troubled by a trend toward what they perceived as pop music marketed as country ; they contended that radio was concentrating more on newer music while ignoring the more traditional styles of older artists such as Merle Haggard, George Jones and others who continued to record and release new material.

Although largely discredited, the trend started by Boulanger was still visible inside the far right ( the anti-Dreyfusards ) during France's next major scandal, the Dreyfus Affair.

In regard to his own time, Villani provides modern historians with valuable details on Florentine social and living habits, such as the growing trend and craze of wealthy Florentines in building large country homes far outside of the city.

The opposition to children's rights far outdates any current trend in society, with recorded statements against the rights of children dating to the 13th century and earlier.

He " abused " a 1954 Metropolitan convertible and " got the surprise of my life " with its " performance was far better than I expected ", that he " felt very safe in the car ", and that " it may well be that Nash has started a new trend in American motoring.

From rail movements towards Moldavia in the south to ship movements towards Varanger fjord in the far north there is everywhere the same eastward trend.

It is a topic far more detailed than other continents due to a number of factors including the long history of nation states in the region as well as the modern day trend towards increased political unity amongst the European states.

There is a marked trend for insularity, surviving genetic bottlenecks and r-strategy to allow far lower MVPs than average.

On the near side, the elite caste seems to have dispensed with organic existence altogether, by some means never clearly described ; the only holdouts against this trend are an embattled minority on the far side.

There are more hate crimes against whites than against Hispanics, Asians, American Indians, and multiracial groups-a statistically expected trend given that there far more whites than other ethnic groups put together.

In recent years, several nationalities have settled in the village, from as far afield as Ukraine and the Baltic states, reflecting a growing trend in rural Ireland where multinational immigrants are diversifying the rural population as Irish-born youth migrate to city areas.