51.   There have been attempts in the past to simplify them, but increased elaboration seems the trend as religious ceremonies get even bigger and happen more frequently.

52.   Tobacco deaths in the United States are following the same trend as Britain, though there is a lag because the habit was taken up en masse later.

53.   Only Seoul bucked the trend as the bankruptcy of a domestic conglomerate hit the market and sent share prices down.

54.   The IMF, in its latest forecasts released this week, also described current trends as satisfactory.