And contrary to earlier trends, most have taken jobs with big companies.

Another early trend was building observation trees, made of steel with bark camouflage.

What is more, frequent changes in the agencies' methods can make comparisons with earlier trends impossible.

Parts and accessories sales declined sharply, reversing an earlier trend.

"This continued to reverse an earlier trend of improvement found between 2000 and 2004," the report said.

They have lost much of their early Marxist trends.

The season is long, the early trends fleeting.

This Phillies team could, too, if early trends mean anything.

The earliest trend was in shortening the stick head.

But early trends will be obvious in a couple of weeks.