Example sentences of "[noun pl] have tended [to-vb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Daly points out that the development of these words has tended to erase the female power once latent in their meanings . |
| 2 | Perhaps unsure of exactly what to expect from Alsace wines , it seems British wine drinkers have tended to give the whole lot a miss . |
| 3 | Coloureds and Indians have tended to support the National Party — one estimate is that 60% of them gave it their backing in mid-1992 — because they saw it as a bulwark against black domination . |
| 4 | This may suggest that our ideas about wakes should undergo similar evolution , but recent experiments have tended to confirm the earlier picture . |
| 5 | That is because producers have tended to drop the lower-yielding varieties , he explains . |
| 6 | Subsequent debates have tended to favour the Hobbesian view , arguing for institutions of authority , and dismissing Rousseau as a romantic utopianist who simply did not accept people for what they ‘ really are ’ . |
| 7 | Many historians have tended to stress the instrumental nature of sexual relationships and the conflicts inherent in working-class patterns of life , and no doubt much of this was often true ; but because we can not now identify with the exact meanings given to activities , this does not mean that strong feelings of warmth and mutual support did not exist . |
| 8 | Middle-class voters have tended to support the Conservative party in Britain , and working-class voters the Labour party . |
| 9 | In the post-war period , foreign affairs and economic issues have tended to dominate the Prime Ministers ' parliamentary attention . |