Example sentences of "have a [adj] tendency [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Literate societies have a strong tendency to take writing as the norm of language . |
| 2 | We have a strong tendency to reject it — ‘ Go on , you say that to all your sales people ! ’ |
| 3 | They also have a greater tendency to rate themselves as ambitious , highly sexed , strong-willed and well endowed . |
| 4 | The more volatile component is the one whose molecules have a greater tendency to escape into the vapour phase . |
| 5 | The vapour is a mixture of the more volatile component A and the less volatile component B. The particles of the more volatile component have a greater tendency to escape from the liquid than the particles of the less volatile component . |
| 6 | As a result of these two factors , molecules of both A and B have a greater tendency to escape from the liquid phase into the vapour phase . |
| 7 | Women from the higher classes have a greater tendency to stay single . |
| 8 | Yet , embittered pigeons have a great tendency to come home to roost at a later date , wreaking merry havoc as they zoom in on perceived injustices and ensure that all and sundry realise the iniquities of their previous employer . |
| 9 | Be careful with soilless composts they have a nasty tendency to become bone-dry in the middle , while the surface remains moist and apparently well watered . |
| 10 | They have a marked tendency to zoom up into a steep climbing attitude if they are allowed to do so . |
| 11 | In any case , Goblins have a marked tendency to bounce so casualties are probably fewer than one might reasonably expect . |
| 12 | Atoms ( or ions ; the difference need n't concern us ) float around free in solution , but if they happen to encounter a crystal they have a natural tendency to slot into position on the surface of the crystal . |
| 13 | Younger people have a natural tendency to believe that the science they practise has been extant for the whole of time . |
| 14 | Batteries have a natural tendency to discharge slowly , a tendency which increases with age and as the surrounding temperature gets higher . |
| 15 | Not only are estimates of NAIRU notorious for their lack of robustness , they also have a disconcerting tendency to shadow the actual unemployment rate suspiciously closely . |
| 16 | Poppy seeds sprinkled on bread as a flavouring have a disconcerting tendency to react chemically in the same way as the extract of the opium poppy , so that a worker could be mistaken for a heroin user because of what he ate for breakfast . |