Example sentences of "[verb] [art] tendency to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , those with characteristically straight hair which has a tendency to greasiness and lankiness would choose the mild Body Building Shampoo to gently purify the hair without stripping it of essential moisture , and the Body Building Conditioner to replenish thirsty hair strands without weighing them down . |
| 2 | Why do human beings form sexual bonds and show a tendency to monogamy ? |
| 3 | To the credit of both Hortense and Le Bas , it was agreed that Louis-Napoleon should be enrolled in the High School at Augsburg , a move which it was hoped would not only remove a tendency to idleness and day-dreaming but would also give him a chance to make friends with other boys of his own age . |
| 4 | Liza had always had a tendency to wildness . |
| 5 | The wood should be allowed to air dry slowly to avoid a tendency to surface cracking and distortion , but it kiln dries well with little degrade and is stable in service . |
| 6 | He admits also that Buddhism displayed a tendency to participation as it spread out from India into other countries , though he fails to recognize the examples of participation which might be said to derive from the communal life of the sangha and so insists that it is the principle of identity that predominates . |
| 7 | It was argued that such a system would generally be more favourable to employees and would be more likely to curb ‘ the exercise of managerial prerogative in the interests of individual job retention as well as avoiding the tendency to legalism ’ . |
| 8 | And he was also very tired : when sitting to Wyndham lewis in the spring , he had a tendency to drowsiness and sometimes slumber . |
| 9 | In strong winds , however , the sides of the tent had a tendency to cave in and flap about . |
| 10 | ‘ Women often have a tendency to arch their backs which has the effect of making the voice sound more remote , ’ says Meribeth . |
| 11 | ‘ The Americans always have a tendency to bolt off the blocks , and we had to go with them . |
| 12 | Hayek argues that these are self-generating structures which have a tendency to equilibrium . |