101.   With the program, the university is helping to foster a trend among colleges and universities of widening their reach through distance learning.

102.   With elections only three weeks away, both Republican and Democratic pollsters cite the deep unease as a potentially powerful trend among voters.

103.   Within the refined demographic profile, there were also intriguing trends among specific racial groups.

104.   With its new product, Mountain View-based Netscape is following a trend among companies trying to make it easier for people to get onto the Internet.

105.   Audi is following a trend among automakers to tap into the huge Brazilian vehicle market and produce at a lower cost.

106.   Business synergy has now become a trend among local firms, she added.

107.   By putting together a scheme of insurance offering protection against the risk of default by the counter party, the NSE set a trend among stock exchanges.

108.   CHINA DRUGS - APTV reports on a ecstasy-type drug that is becoming the trend among young people in Shanghai.

109.   Cigar smoking has become a popular trend among well-off Thais.

110.   Eversman, who heads the Preng and Associates London office and oversees its Russia business, noted an expansion trend among Russian businesses.