11.   But it was in this decade that the trend accelerated.

12.   But the trend has accelerated, as equity markets have taken on a bigger role in raising capital for corporations around the world and regulations have been loosened further.

13.   Demand doubled again in the next five years, and the trend is accelerating.

14.   Economists say the trend is accelerating, with important implications for the future of a continent that many in the West have written off as hopelessly poor and corrupt.

15.   Experts say the trend is accelerating as the regional economy slows in response to the East Asian and Brazilian financial crises.

16.   Even before its takeover by Swiss Bank, Warburg had been plagued by top-level defections, and that trend has accelerated since the takeover.

17.   He said the trend will only accelerate as it becomes easier for companies to stake a claim.

18.   In coming years, that trend will accelerate.

19.   In the first months of the Bush administration, that trend has accelerated and the terrorism issue will add momentum.

20.   So the trend could well accelerate.