The report warned that "services and functions that are largely funded by local governments, such as education and public safety, are likely to be under severe fiscal pressures for some time if current trends continue".
Trends come and go so the name needs to stand against time and current trends.
But it has been clear for some time that on current trends China's defence spending will overtake America's sooner than most people think.
To respond effectively, it will be crucial to understand these epidemics better: both how the burden of disease is anticipated to change over time based on current trends (e.g. demographic change, changes in risk factor prevalence, or changes in diseases incidence), and the effects that different interventions might have.
Other soft drink companies change their logos and fonts multiple times to reflect current trends and changing societal norms.
"We need to reverse the current trends, and time does matter," he said.
At a time when the current trend – as evinced by the discord over Trump, and the UK's departure from the EU – seems to be towards breaking up rather than coming together, the unanimity shown over North Korea, and the dextrous coupling of carrot and stick, is a positive development.
On current trends, by the time that today's children reach adulthood, the African elephant will be extinct in the wild.
Yet on current trends, by the time the next president enters the White House the yuan could be within spitting distance of the magic figure demanded in 2005.Since the beginning of October the yuan has climbed at an annual rate of 13% against the dollar its fastest pace since China stopped pegging to the dollar in July 2005 (see chart).
News contextual features are also taken into account due to the their special nature: time, current user interests, location or existing trends are combined with traditional recommendation techniques to provide an adaptive framework that deals with heterogeneous data providing an enhanced collaborative filtering system.
