"It's a trend, but only because there have been no clear trends in hair for a while," he said.
"The late 80's will be remembered as a time when there was no clear musical trend."
But the numbers showed a clear trend in that direction over the last 15 years.
He said investors should hold off until a clear trend could be recognized.
"And the clear trend of rising prices is not as sure."
There is no clear trend in the number of hurricanes.
The stock market ended the week without a clear trend.
"I see a very clear trend for this to extend into the future," he said.
There is a clear trend towards concentration of business and other activities.
County officials said annual job turnover shows no clear trend.
In any case, Goblins have a marked tendency to bounce so casualties are probably fewer than one might reasonably expect.
Gil Huntley was showing a marked tendency to repeat himself.
There was, however, a clearly marked tendency for this organisation to become more complex as time went on.
Above all, there was a marked tendency towards monotheism.
American English has always shown a marked tendency to use nouns as verbs.
Many cultures around the world have a marked tendency to associate flowers with femininity.
"The overall statistics continue to show a marked tendency to hand the so-called thinking positions to white players," he concludes.
Why was there a marked tendency for infants to be healthy and the adults chronically ill?
Moreover, as Figure 7.2b shows, there is a marked tendency to congregate at a very few 'honeypot' sites.
Bunny also has a marked tendency to nag whenever a job is on.