longer-term trend
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftrend
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trend
noun[C]
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a general development or change in a situation or in the way that people ...
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(Definition oftrendfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It attempts to deal with a muchlonger-termtrendin our society.
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That looks like a very good deal, but thelonger-termtrendis far from encouraging.
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But, while adjusting in this way, we shall continue to relate thelonger-termtrendto broader movements in the economy.
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I note that over many years—particularly since 1979, but it is alonger-termtrend—there has been an erosion of local government power.
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In addition to the cyclical movement, however, there has been alonger-termtrendin the length of time that people spend on unemployment benefit.
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The proportion is slightly lower in the most recent 1994 survey, but it is too early to say whether this constitutes part of alonger-termtrend.
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However, they caution that it is unclear if the faster rate since 1993 reflects decadal variation or an increase in thelonger-termtrend.
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The latter may arise from the fortunes of financial markets at the time, especially longer-term trends not foreseen at inception of the contract.
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Recognizing that such disjunctures occurred is also important for our understanding of longer-term trends in development theory.
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Consequently, the annual public expenditure round provides insufficient incentive to get to grips with longer-term trends.
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To do this successfully, we need to frame our medium-term decisions in the light of likely longer-term trends.
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However, he spoke of longer-term trends and extrapolated from that a gloomy picture for some years hence.
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Statements of longer-term trends or prospects are often brushed aside or ignored; non-performing companies or managements in these analytical terms based on short-term time scales are written down.
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