The phrase "a set of trends" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a collection or group of trends that are observed in a particular context, such as fashion, technology, or social behavior.
Example: "The report highlights a set of trends that are shaping the future of the industry."
Alternatives: "a collection of trends" or "a group of trends".
"Seventy percent of water is used for irrigation, and that suggests a set of trends that simply do not lead to a good outcome".
But the claim could be that this is the leading edge of a set of trends for software, but also, soon, for hardware.
But I mention this as a reminder that New York Fashion Week, with something like 350 shows, cannot easily be pegged to a set of trends for the season.
"Essentially what has happened is that a set of trends that are usually seen as unrelated are converging to lift the fortunes of inner-city neighborhoods," said Mr. Grogan, an urban expert who is now the vice president for government, community and public affairs at Harvard.
"Whether it was Yemen or other countries in the region, you saw a set of trends" — a big youth population, threadbare education systems, stagnant economies and new social network technologies like Facebook and Twitter — that was a "real prescription for trouble," another official said.
If 18th- and 19th-century rationalism and scientific attacks on the idea of God were often called "the first Enlightenment" or "the first illumination," in the 20th century a set of trends appeared that represented, to a broader public, a "second illumination".
Here, a set of trending emoji from across the app's user base will also appear, which you can quickly drag and drop into an iMessage.
It uses a set of technological trends of evolution to suggest innovative engineering solution concepts.
But now, reflecting on the current ecosystem forces at play, I believe we find ourselves surrounded by a set of market trends that can finally give mobile payments a viable path to scale.
Over the last four years, we have conducted focus groups across the country, listening to people talk about energy and we noticed a set of new trends emerging.
Like private equity, it was part of a wider set of trends, and its repeal certainly fueled the race toward size, interconnection and leverage throughout the entire system.
