11.   For conservation advocates, the report does show some positive trends.

12.   He noted a continuation of positive trends five weeks into the current quarter.

13.   He noted signs that the region is benefiting from broader positive trends, though.

14.   I just hope this positive trend continues and that people keep coming back to the mountains to feel good.

15.   If that positive trend expands this afternoon, the Cowboys will win.

16.   Jiang had been expected to assert that American missile defenses would seriously undermine the positive trend in international disarmament efforts.

17.   Ms. Hook said the increasing power of calculators was a positive trend.

18.   Not everyone agrees that the rise in inmate workers is an entirely positive trend.

19.   On balance, however, the dovetailing of positive trends has surprised and intrigued many social scientists.

20.   Perhaps Madonna can take comfort in the fact that she was sacrificed in the name of a positive trend.