SINCE the early 1900's, Ford, indeed all of Detroit's auto makers, have set the trend for the nation's companies -- and workers -- on pay and benefits.
India's M.S. Dhoni, the world's wealthiest cricketer prior to his abrupt retirement in 2016, was credited with having set the trend.
"When Benazir came to power, she could have set the trend, but the first thing she did was to shroud herself in a chador, the most obstructionist, outward manifestation of Islam, and begin praying incessantly at saints' tombs, the most superstitious part of Islam.
However, the elites have set the trend of hiring a wedding planner who has most conspicuously displaced the pandit, and taken on the roles of the extended kin who have little more duties than to look their very best.
Ever since Sarah Palin joined the McCain ticket on August 29th, there have been hundreds, if not thousands, of stories about her style and the trends she has set: the glasses, the shoes, the hair, and let's not forget the lipstick.
The consolidation is also a result of a maturing industry falling into the general business pattern of growth through acquisition and consolidation, a trend that has set the radio and concert industries reeling in recent years.
But just as the fashion in crowd has been mixing their Prada with their Target T's for some time now, J.Crew darling (and First Lady) Michelle Obama further ignited that trend and has set the tone for recession dressing.
The promising trends in our country has set the stage for cutting the Gordian knot of more than three decades of Iran-US alienation – and specifically resolving disagreements over Iran's nuclear programme.
The success of Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games in particular has set a trend which has been enthusiastically embraced by writers in both the UK and the US.
IGN stated Cloud has set a trend for role-playing video game heroes and that "the spiky blond hair and the gigantic Buster Sword have become instantly identifiable icons, recognized by gamers around the world".
Its low-cost car project has set a trend.
