The high school music program is on an upward trend.

The third is at the capital Male', and shows a strong upward trend from the early 1990s until 2009.

During the 1990's the upward trend in health care costs seemed to level off.

If April's numbers are the start of a new upward trend, great.

"I think that given the general upward trend of the market, the idea makes sense," he said.

Instead, we were all on an upward trend - including my mother, who returned to school after having four children.

The upward trend is not lost on women in certain circles.

More important, the upward trend has been sustained for two weeks.

"This is an upward trend that will last several more years, not just through the end of 1995."

Those figures, for the 11 years 1976-86, show absolutely no upward trend whatever.