The ensuing counter-lawsuit by Facebook falls within the 6-month period of a downward trend in perception.
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It has been on a downward trend compared with the rest of the UK for some years.
Guernsey's greenhouse gas emissions have continued on a downward trend, according to figures released by the Policy Council.
But as a spokeswoman for the BFI told me yesterday it is a "worry" and could signal "a downward trend".
Some argue, however, that the ageing of the labour force in most rich countries may be hiding a downward trend.
It showed that personal savings rates are still on a downward trend, and have fallen particularly sharply in the past 18 months.
But there's a downward trend in teen fatalities on the nation's highways.
Indeed, these earnings have been on a downward trend, and the banks are not prepared to say that the bottom has been reached.
"In December, new car registrations declined by a sharp 16.3% in the EU, continuing a downward trend commenced 15 months ago, " the association said.
Still, this is clearly a downward trend, even if there are occasional upticks, including one in the last few years and another in the 1980s.
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This suggests that there is still a downward trend in physical activity and public transport use among people with free bus passes and those without.
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Household energy consumption has been on a downward trend since 2005, partly as a result of energy efficiency measures already in place, according to the report.
Even though the cigarette industry as a whole is clearly on a downward trend, MO has grown NOPAT by 10% compounded annually over the past four years.
The index has been on a downward trend since, falling in 16 out of the last 21 quarters and overall it has fallen by 11.4% to Q3 2012.
Hon Hai's net margin fell to 1.4% in the second quarter from 1.5% in the first, continuing a downward trend from double digits at the end of the 1990s.
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It said the figures for last year were consistent with a downward trend on previous years and represented just one crime committed for every 50, 000 journeys made on the network.
On the basis of recent election results, Mr Hamzawy puts this at about 20% of the electorate, with some evidence from polls in Jordan and Morocco of a downward trend.
Shares in other large global miners traversed a downward trend through the quarter, with Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton all falling to 52-week lows in the last couple of months.
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Continuing strength in paid digital circulation the Times now has 668, 000 digital subscribers helped the Times Co. to beat Wall Street estimates despite a downward trend in ad sales.
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"There has been a downward trend in the proportion of owner occupiers since the peak of 71% in 2003 but the proportion in 2011-12 was very similar to that in 2010-11, " it added.
While the U.S. economy remains strong, factory jobs are being outsourced, a slowing housing market has killed construction jobs over the past several months and manufacturing employment has been on a downward trend in recent years.
The drop is mainly due to industrial countries, where savings and investment have been on a downward trend since the 1970s, thanks to a sharp decline in personal savings that an increase in corporate savings failed to offset.
Today's Scottish government discussion paper on a separate Scottish corporation tax regime reminds us the UK rate was at 52% of profits in the 1970s, before a downward trend to the current rate of 26%, and further cuts to 23% planned by 2014.
Markets, though, were on a downward trend, as news of economic growth was not enough to counteract the weak results posted by Ford Motors, which faced a drop in profits of almost 80 %, and Amazon.com, which failed to deliver stronger margins and earnings.
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As you can see, the overall trend is clear: Russian unemployment has been on a persistent downward trend from over 8% to right around 5.5%.
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And it appears to be part of a larger downward trend in the industry.
The four-week average remains in a modestly downward trend, well below the meaningful 400, 000 mark.
We are confident a steady downward trend can be maintained, given the many different initiatives being implemented to tackle this serious public health issue.
Since 2006, when 1, 417 unruly passenger incidents were reported to the TSA, the number has fluctuated on a mostly downward trend, hitting 1, 218 in 2011.
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