Sentence:  Although the Brandywine population is still predominantly rural , `` there <WSD>are</WSD> indications of a consistent and a statistically significant trend away from the older and relatively isolated rural communities & & & urbanization appears to be an important factor in the disintegration of this group . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  happen, occur, take place; this was during the visit to my parents' house"