For optimists, those gains are part of a pervasive, long-term upward trend that is seeing the nation's population inexorably move south, with the Southeast's metropolitan areas the greatest beneficiaries.

Though 1986 was not a year for pervasive trends, new directions could be detected, particularly in the expressive use of materials.

In particular, they cite the pervasive trend in business toward quicker response times, leaner inventories and "just in time" manufacturing practices.

One of advertising's most popular and pervasive trends now is to populate broadcast and print ads with smart-aleck teen-agers who dress, talk and act cooler than cool.

Consolidation is a pervasive trend at advertising agencies, but now it is the clients' turn.

In fact, those seemingly unrelated events did mature into the important and pervasive trend toward managed growth.

Today's Columns One of the most popular and pervasive trends now is to populate broadcast and print sales pitches with teen-agers who dress, talk and act cooler than cool.

If all the early branches die, and all the later twigs bear "progressive" features, then the tree becomes "modernized" throughout梐nd we may fairly talk of a pervasive trend.

There are pervasive trends in the Caribbean, where the clear waters, beaches and breezes are the traditional appeals.

In the past ten years, open-source software has evolved from an idealistic dream into a pervasive trend and has seen strong adoption by virtually every company in the industry.