41.   But that trend already has begun.

42.   Chatu Mongol said that the trend has already begun, but that it would take four or five months for people to believe in it.

43.   He did concede that speedway crowds have gotten smaller, but he insisted that the trend began long before he started the IRL last year.

44.   However, look for scattered passing trade wind showers to affect the Virgin Islands and east and north sections of Puerto Rico tonight before this fairer weather trend begins.

45.   Liu Shucheng, a senior economist with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, was quoted by Xinhua as saying a downward trend was beginning.

46.   That trend began to reverse itself last October and resulted in steep declines in revenue in June and July, Reilly said.

47.   The downward trend began seven weeks ago and one trader said it was partly caused by investors curtailing their activities because of the absence of profit-taking opportunities.

48.   The downward trend began six weeks ago and one trader said it was partly caused by investors curtailing activity because of the absence of bond profits.

49.   The trend began when such industry bellwethers as Microsoft, Apple and Intel beat analysts expectations -- but just barely.

50.   The trend began when such industry bellwethers as Microsoft, Apple and Intel surpassed Wall Street forecasts -- but just barely.