51.   Carlson reports a growing trend toward companies selling directly to the public.

52.   CDB President Rick Rozar blamed both credit card issuers and consumers for the growing trend to seek bankruptcy protection.

53.   Church officials say Schmidt may be part of a growing trend.

54.   Cross-handed putting -- left hand below the right for right-handers -- is a growing trend.

55.   Davis said there is a growing trend among independent producers to make low-budget films in the hopes they will hit the mark among audiences.

56.   Despite such concerns, many people see herbal ecstacy as part of a growing trend in using legal herbs as drugs.

57.   DISPLAY SPACE FOR SALE In a growing trend that treats books like tennis shoes, publishers are buying display space in bookstores.

58.   Dozens of rising stars, Democrats and Republicans alike, decided not to run for Congress this year in what political strategists describe as a growing trend.

59.   Fitness competition for women is a growing trend, with events pulling in major sponsors such as Bally Total Fitness and MET-RX, a nutritional supplement.

60.   Fleming said she is not a fan of the growing trend of skaters attempting multiple jumps.