You need a long series of data to be able to discern such a trend.

你需要一大串数据才能认清这一趋势。

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It's also a trend that emerged decades ago and has simply stuck.

这也是数十年前兴起的一种趋势，只不过保留到现在而已。

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June's job cuts reversed a trend of lower month-by-month loses in the U.S.economy.

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There's been a trend to making central banks more independent and there are particular things that happened.

有一个,使中央银行更加独立自主的趋势,并且一些特殊的事情发生了。

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There's definitely more of a trend in the industry at the moment

目前这个行业的这个趋势还会加剧，

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Meanwhile the trend in smartphones is towards lower cost, a trend Apple has resisted, so far.

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Japanese TV makers would spearhead a trend toward equipping connected TVs with built-in cameras.

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Nobody delivers the goods in time to take advantage of a trend like Zara.

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