noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ strong
▪ consistent , steady
▪ accelerating , growing , increasing
▪ underlying
▪
Despite this month's disappointing figures, the underlying ~ is healthy.
▪ big , dominant , main , major , prevailing
▪ current , latest , new , recent
▪ long-term
▪ gradual
▪ clear , marked , significant
▪ important
▪ general , overall
▪ apparent , discernible
▪ global , international , national , worldwide
▪ larger , wider
▪
The increase in crime in the capital was just part of a wider ~.
▪ positive , upward
▪ downward , negative
▪ opposite
▪ healthy , welcome
▪ adverse , dangerous , disturbing , unfortunate , worrying
▪ fashion
▪ demographic , population
▪ cultural , social
▪ evolutionary , historical
▪ economic , market
▪ growth , inflationary
▪
The latest figures show a clear growth ~ in the service sector.
VERB + TREND
▪ begin , create , set , start
▪
In the 1960s, Britain set the fashion ~s.
▪ continue
▪ follow
▪
We are following the ~ for more flexible working conditions.
▪ reinforce
▪ buck , counteract , go against
▪
efforts to buck the current downward ~ in sales
▪ reverse
▪ halt
▪ detect , identify , notice , observe , see
▪
I can see a worrying ~ in these results.
▪ indicate , reflect , show , suggest
▪
The data indicates a ~ towards/toward earlier retirement.
TREND + VERB
▪ develop , emerge
▪ continue
▪ indicate sth , reflect sth , show sth , suggest sth
▪
Current ~s suggest that cities will continue to grow.
▪ grow
PREPOSITION
▪ on ~
▪
Linen is on ~ again this summer.
▪ ~ away from
▪
a ~ away from narrow specialization
▪ ~ for
▪
A ~ for nostalgia has emerged.
▪ ~ in
▪
future ~s in the volume of employment
▪ ~ towards/toward
▪
the ~ towards/toward privatization