1.   A further factor complicating the story is the trend towards monoculture of timber trees such as spruce.

2.   Consequently, there is a trend towards a wider and rather more secular choice of repertoire.

3.   Fifth, the study showed a clear trend towards facilities management.

4.   Lately there has been a trend towards hiring younger, cheaper employees.

5.   More changes are required to reverse the trend towards centralised power.

6.   Nevertheless, the trend towards standardization could be discerned in countries where industrialization had gone furthest.

7.   The global trend towards higher taxation on fuel consumption is souring relations with leading oil-producing states.