1.   Altogether, there have been six sustained upward trends since the first of the year, each followed by a sustained downward trend.

2.   At least twice during a decade the Census Bureau also makes projections based on population trends since the start of the decade.

3.   Critics also say that Wall Street is not likely to stop the trend since it, along with top media executives, profits handsomely from the corporate deals.

4.   Her case represents a trend since the O.J. Simpson trial in which prosecutors and judges are getting aggressive with victims themselves.

5.   Klein advertising has been at the forefront of ad trends since the days when a teen-age Brooke Shields announced there was nothing between her and her Calvin Klein jeans.

6.   That has been the trend since the All-Star game.

7.   That has been the trend since mid-summer.

8.   The numbers from Pennsylvania and Nevada reflect a national trend since World War II.

9.   The report showed a similar trend since March in figures adjusted for inflation.

10.   This has been a disturbing trend since the Sprewell trade was made on the premise that he could play next to Houston.