41.   Water drinkers praise the trend as a sign of marketing genius, or deride it as worthy of P.T. Barnum.

42.   While Democrats describe the gains of religious conservatives as a danger to the American political system, many of them see the trend as their road to re-election.

43.   Gray Newman, Mexican economist for Merrill Lynch, said the central bank would like wage increases follow the same trends as inflation.

44.   In the latest report, the ministry said production would likely remain on a declining trend as manufacturers focus on reducing inventories of unsold goods.

45.   Its chairman Andrew Grove said towards this end, the company has targeted a series of new products, markets and trends as core opportunities.

46.   Navajo officials view the trend as tragedy in a tribe with a proud cultural identity of its own.

47.   Oil stocks bucked the trend as investors bid their prices higher in response to news that the United States was cutting off all trade between U.S. companies and Iran.

48.   The figures highlight a worrisome trend as Japan struggles with rising crime and other social problems amid an economic slump that has lasted for more than a decade.

49.   The dollar rallied in Tokyo on strong buying in a follow-through of the overnight New York trend as investors also tried to cover oversold dollar positions, dealers said.

50.   The response is the local indicator of a nationwide trend as Korean War veterans and their families emerge from a half century of personal silence and national indifference.