1.   Be brief because the answers are needed only to explore general trends at this stage.

2.   No other morphometric or laboratory parameter showed such a constant trend at the individual level.

3.   Amanda Freeman is director of research and trends at Youth Intelligence.

4.   Andrade joined a panel of political analysts last week to discuss Latino voting trends at the annual convention of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.

5.   Bill Wholey, who heads Wholey Group, a retail consultancy in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has seen a different trend at shopping centers.

6.   A lesser trend at Givenchy is the use of bows.

7.   But others who see the same trend at work fear it could also lead to undue media domination and restricted choices for consumers.

8.   Clothing-boutique owner Harriet Gibson is banking on the office trend at the Cannery and surrounding wharf properties to lift her out of a slump.

9.   Expect this trend at Indianapolis to continue, unless the rival IRL and CART series can reconcile their differences.