1. A recent survey in east China's Jiangsu province showed that improved business environments and huge development potential are the main factors driving the trend.
2. The main stock index sank 3 percent yesterday after corporate earnings for the first half of this year confirmed a trend of slowing earnings growth.
3. Increasing military presence and strengthening military alliance are not in line with the region's main trend of maintaining economic prosperity and strengthening regional cooperation.
4. The main reasons behind this trend have more to do with sociology than public policy.
5. The main trend will be the individual search for simpler, less showy haircuts and hairdos.
6. The other main springtime trend is big belts and Byblos had lots of them.
7. Drought and oil prices driven up by the tense situation in the Middle East are two main risks for this trend.
8. It seems many localities are eyeing the automobile market as the main target in their attempt to direct the consumption trend.