These trends are in keeping with the broadly positive ones that have been visible over the past eight years.

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This has become a bit more visible in the past two years, but still remains a problem for many organizations.

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Though the petition site was founded in September 2011, a number double-take worthy petitions have made it increasingly visible over the past few months.

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The reality is that Dallas-based Southwest Airlines has maintained an 11% capacity growth rate--measured by available seat miles--over the past five years without any visible effect on profitability.

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The reality is that Dallas, Texas-based Southwest Airlines has maintained an 11% capacity growth rate--measured by available seat miles--over the past five years without any visible effect on profitability.

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But the man who's become one of the most visible advocates for a free and open Web over the past year says that the very idea goes against the spirit of what he's fighting for.

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Moreover, even in the past few years, new mini-formations are visible.

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The experience itself is captivating: almost without warning, a chimp brushes past you on the trail, several individuals become visible in a clearing just ahead or high above in the tree tops.

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We drove past numerous dealers in firearms and agricultural machinery, making visible the primeval oscillation between hunting and farming.

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People are walking dogs, cyclists whizz past and tourists examine maps, their footsteps following where Roman soldiers forged and Christians scrawled still-visible commemorative graffiti in the catacombs.

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