Sentence examples for trend is pretty from inspiring English sources

The trend is pretty clear.

"The trend is pretty obvious," said Edward H. Murphy, the director of statistics at the institute.

The trend is pretty clear: In 1994, 2006 and 2008, success in special election contests was a harbinger of success in the fall.

"The long-term trend is pretty clear," said Drew E. Altman, the chief executive of the Kaiser foundation, which conducted the survey this year with the Health Research and Educational Trust, a research organization affiliated with the American Hospital Association.

With birth rates having plummeted since the baby-boom of the 1950s and life expectancy having lengthened every year, the trend is pretty much fixed for at least the next 15-20 years: the government thinks the total population may have begun to shrink in the first half of this year, and it is certain to do so from 2007 onwards.

The trend is pretty consistent.

Long term trends are pretty dire," said Francisco Blanch, head commodity analyst for Bank of America-Merrill Lynch, in London.

"Even though we're only looking at a short period, these trends are pretty powerful," Mr. Apgar said.

These trends are pretty widespread, and it is hard to use them to explain national differences.So perhaps the difference is institutional.

The trends are pretty clear: rising economic sectors tend to favor Democrats while declining economic sectors are more likely to favor Republicans.

"It's still too many, but what's especially encouraging is that these trends are pretty strong, and all the subgroups, by gender, grade or race, however you want to look at it, are all consistently heading in the right direction".