Example sentences of "which [verb] tended [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems likely that permits are increasingly being given for non-manual occupations , which has tended to favour the white inhabitants of developed countries such as the USA and South Africa . |
| 2 | Chadwick was the first to attempt a general work on the origins of the Anglo-Saxons combining historical and archaeological evidence , a theme which has tended to dominate the subject to the present day . |
| 3 | In this latter respect , government policy ( or the threat of intervention ) would seem to be the most significant factor tending to remove authority over collective bargaining to the national confederations.9 Attempts to align the outcome of wage negotiations with macroeconomic policy objectives have been one factor which has tended to raise the level of bargaining and it has played a significant role at certain periods in countries such as Holland , Norway and Austria . |
| 4 | This chapter has been concerned to sketch in the general background to the reign of Mary Queen of Scots , and to clear it of some of the misconceptions about Scottish kingship which have tended to confuse the issues . |
| 5 | This would be expected partially to offset three changes in behavioural factors which have tended to increase the number of households . |