The trend also helped to melt Arctic sea ice cover to a record low for December last month, the WMO said in a statement.

世界气象组织称，这个趋势使北冰洋的冰雪覆盖面于上个月十二月份达到历史最低。

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Information is a prediction of the weather, a profit-and-loss statement, and a sales trend.

天气预报、损益表和销售趋势属于信息。

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"Black is a leading trend for the fashion-forward bride who wants to make a bold statement," said a spokesman for bridal website WeddingPath.

英国婚庆公司WeddingPath网站发言人表示："对于那些想要大胆尝试的时尚新娘来说，黑色引领着婚庆潮流。"

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"Although at the start of the year our customers felt somewhat less uncertain generally, as did capital market participants, it is still too soon to speak of an underlying trend reversal, " chairman Martin Blessing said in a statement.

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"We cannot be certain whether this encouraging performance is merely a World Cup phenomenon or a longer-term trend towards recovery, " Chairman Ralph Bernard said in a statement.

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The bank said in a statement that the decision to close the High Street advice operation "reflects the emerging trend that customers are increasingly purchasing and managing their investments online".

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