Example sentences of "tends [to-vb] in [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shareholder apathy tends to work in the bidder 's favour because the 75 per cent majority is based on those who actually come to the meeting and vote ( or vote by proxy ) . |
| 2 | With these , any jerk or sudden gust tends to result in a nose-up pitching movement , similar to the start of a winch launch . |
| 3 | That person is Paul Johnson , divisional controller at Esselte Dymo : ‘ The spreadsheet approach tends to result in the development of different spreadsheets for different things . |
| 4 | This in-coming salt of course is deposited on the surface ; but over time , washed down by the ( albeit occasional ) rains , it tends to accumulate in the ground water . |
| 5 | The war , Father , tends to get in the way . ’ |
| 6 | It is not uncommon on most of the main islands , but it tends to stay in the tree canopy and in spite of its gaudy plumage is not all that easy to see . |
| 7 | Language in its significant sense is that vocal gesture which tends to arouse in the individual the attitude which it arouses in others , and it is this perfecting of the self by the gesture which mediates the social activities that gives rise to the process of taking the role of the other . |
| 8 | When suspending members for alleged wrongdoing it tends to act in the dark of night , refusing generally to explain its actions . |
| 9 | You should take special care if you are fair-haired or have a skin which tends to burn in the sun . |
| 10 | Psycho-social stress tends to occur in the form of debilitating negative emotions — anger , guilt , jealousy , fear , worry and resentment . |