What matters more than a yearly record from a single group is the longer trend, as shown in the plot at the top of this page.

比研究一年一年的记录更有价值的是研究长期的趋势，正如本文一开始所展示的图表。

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Countries' official blocks on imports have fallen to record lows, although that trend seems to be reversing as complaints against unfair competition from China increase.

世界各国对产品进口的官方限制已降至创纪录低点。不过，随着对中国不公平竞争的指控增多，这种势头似乎正在逆转。

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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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Ms van den Bosch has a good trend-spotting record.

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"What's more, consumers and shareholders alike are becoming more aware of a company's environmental record and this trend is only going to grow, " he says.

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Michael Kurtz, a longtime music producer and technician, was sitting around with a bunch of record store owners trying to brainstorm ideas to reverse that trend when Chris Brown of Bull Moose Music suggested dedicating a day to record stores.

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