61.   The report cited high productivity growth, increasing employment rate of women and improving skills levels as evidence of positive trends.

62.   The slight downturn is a positive trend, although the figure is still considered high by many economists.

63.   Tokyo stocks slipped slightly Thursday morning as mild selling in banking, communications and transportation sectors reversed an early positive trend.

64.   Toshiba said the positive trend is expected to continue in Japan, where capital investment in technology is growing.

65.   Tokyo stock prices fell moderately Thursday morning, reversing an early positive trend.

66.   We welcome the positive trends in our cooperation in the area of information technologies, which is emerging as one of the priority areas of our bilateral relationship.

67.   Western officials said the vote showed a positive trend, as nationalist hard-line parties continued to lose support in other parts of the country.

68.   Western officials said vote showed a positive trend, as nationalist hard-line parties continued to lose support in other parts of the country.

69.   Analysts said the positive trend in the economy could lead to a rise in foreign investment in Ukraine.

70.   The news agency quoted Christopher as telling Jiang that Clinton hoped the positive trend in Sino-US ties in recent months would be maintained.