It is obvious from Fig. 4 that the earthquakes are randomly distributed and they do not trace a distinct trend.
The Chancery and its growing powers soon came to be resented by Parliament and the nobility; Carne says that it is possible to trace a general "trend of opposition" during the Plantagenet period, particularly from members of the clergy, who were more used to Roman law than equity.
About Texas' passionate history of pushing back at what some see as big-government intrusion — a trend that traces back to the regulation-free days of wildcatting in the oil patches.
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Although willing to credit Moore and Gair with the rebirth of bodypainting in a San Francisco Chronicle story, the "makeup artist, wig maker and stylist" Jim Ponder had difficulty calling interest in bodypainting a trend because it traces back to the "beginnings of man".
Celebrity sporting shows – or "sportutainment", a phrase unlikely to catch on outside TV circles – have enjoyed a boom since the London Olympics in 2012, but it is a trend that can be traced back to BBC1's Superstars 40 years ago.
Channel 4 recently showed the critically acclaimed French sci-fi drama, The Returned, the latest in a trend which can be traced back to Swedish detective series Wallander and French cop show The Spiral, which also aired on BBC4.
This is a shift away from a trend that can be traced back to Adam Smith, who wrote in the very first sentence of "The Wealth of Nations" that the greatest gains in productive power come from the "division of labor".
Ed Miliband, who faced audience questioning first, traced a somewhat better trend line while answering questions about economic policy and Labour's previous performance in government - he ended the debate with cheers outweighing boos 53-47.
Some trace the trend to the rise of the designer Kenneth Cole, whose pared-back urbanite look has been a major influence for the last five years.
Some researchers trace the trend back to the Russian anarchists at the start of the 20th century; others go back to ancient history.
