Sentence examples for extend a trend from inspiring English sources

Such rapid improvement would extend a trend that is known as Moore's law.

But Rodriguez struck out pinch-hitter Xavier Nady and Arizona's leadoff hitter, Chris Young, to earn his fourth save and extend a trend.

The results extend a trend that has been building for years, as voters move away from the Christian Democrats and the Social Democrats.

Those moves extend a trend in which dozens of dot-com companies laid off employees in September and August, as they continued to struggle to find viable business models and achieve profitability.

The sentencing appears to extend a trend that has also resulted in long prison terms for officials at WorldCom and Adelphia Communications.The former president of Hollinger International struck a plea bargain with American prosecutors.

Jonathan Adler, a popular designer, when asked if he felt at risk of becoming a cliché, or if his work was in danger of being overexposed, said, "It takes a lot more courage to extend a trend than to start one".

In effect, January merely extended a trend that started a year ago with the decoupling of technology stocks from the rest of the market.

In July, sales of bond funds dominated stock funds, extending a trend established in the first half of the year.

Horton, whose shares touched a nearly two-year high, extended a trend of improving results from home builders.

The International Air Transport Association said premium, or noncoach, travel rose by 6.3 percent in February, for instance, extending a trend that started last year.

Canada's third- and fourth-largest banks, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Scotiabank, reported solid growth for the second quarter, extending a trend set two weeks ago by their bigger rivals.