On present trends, this should not be necessary during the three-year planning period.

ECONOMIST: British public spending

America still spends four-and-a-half times as much on defence, but on present trends China's defence spending could overtake America's after 2035 (see chart).

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FDA. On present trends, Mr Dougherty reckons that only three-fifths as many new drugs will be approved in America this year as in 2000.

ECONOMIST: Pharmaceuticals

On present trends, Britons will overtake Americans by 2020.

ECONOMIST: That other national expansion

On present trends inflation could even fall further.

ECONOMIST: American interest rates

Close attention needs to be paid to trends occurring in the present, with much less reliance on historical trends.

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Open Access experts from universities, specialized non-governmental organizations, UN agencies and publishing houses will gather together to deliberate on the strategy, present the global trends in OA and identify opportunities to improve access to peer-reviewed research information to all.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

Experts from UNWTO, tour operators and the private sector will present their experiences and latest techniques on topics such as tourism trends, innovation, experiences and products.

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Not the only way America could get there, but if present trends continue, a roadmap that we think should be high on the list.

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