Sentence examples for a trend that persisted from inspiring English sources

It skidded into decline starting in the 1960's, a trend that persisted until 1998.

This early fusion of secular and sacred sounds on a pop record helped start a trend that persists today.

But this year at Wimbledon – and it may be a trend that persists – at least the British men had company.

"Jump Jim Crow" became an instant hit, and Rice became one of the first popular performers to profit heavily off of black stereotypes -- a trend that persists today.

The report notes that the median male college dropout still out-earns the median woman who graduates with a four-year degree -- a trend that persists in virtually every combination of degree type and gender.

After a stable or declining real trend that persisted for more than half a century, Australian retail electricity prices have experienced a substantial increase, in real terms, since 2007.

That tale of two employment reports is true, and it continues a trend that has persisted for two and a half years.

Some of the year-to-year decline, a trend that has persisted for several weeks, can be attributed to this year's early change to daylight saving time, which reduces television audiences over all.

The total number of Comcast cable TV subscribers dropped by about 37,000 in the January-to-March quarter, a trend that has persisted since 2007 because of competition from pay television providers like Verizon FiOS.

As one might guess from the preceding data, Groupon nabbed a bit of market share at the expense of its competitor, reversing a trend that had persisted over the last few months.

The numbers point to a continuation of a trend that has persisted throughout the economic downturn: In a competitive, fast-changing job market, older applicants are finding their options especially limited.