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Sentence count:281+13Posted:2016-07-19Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: aptitudebentdispositioninclinationleaningproclivitySimilar words: independenceindependentpresidencytenderextendeddependentagencyfrequencyMeaning: ['tendənsɪ]  n. 1. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others 2. an inclination to do something 3. a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect 4. a general direction in which something tends to move. 
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121 Others have a tendency to cause constipation, and this in turn can produce incontinence both of urine and faeces.
122 Springing was provided only on the bolsters and above the axle boxes giving a comfortable ride but a tendency to roll.
123 The other,(http://sentencedict.com/tendency.html) related mistake is the persistent tendency of Malthusians to underestimate human ingenuity.
124 Mary's natural tendency to fly into a temper probably did not increase their chances very much.
125 The tendency of recent legislation also provided cause for concern.
126 The persistent tendency to cover up for our lack of effectiveness by using vague language must be strongly resisted.
127 There is a very strong tendency to take literally what needs imaginative interpretation.
128 The tribal warfare between groups of chimps is both a cause and a consequence of the male tendency to build alliances.
129 Sometimes agreement is apparent rather than real because of the tendency to conform and fall in with majority opinion.
130 Class Status derives from the tendency of people to accord positive and negative values to human attributes and to distribute respect accordingly.
131 Perhaps more depressing than actual shortages of provision is the tendency to alienate the old in contemporary society.
132 The tendency to ethnic absolutism and the one-party residue have reinforced one another in the Yugoslav successor states.
133 There is a tendency for people to approach this matter as though it were one entirely for the shipyard concerned.
134 For example, large companies created ex nihilo, as in joint ventures[sentencedict.com], have a remarkable tendency to flop.
135 The person prone to depression has a tendency to interpret events negatively.
136 Evolution in bilateral animals has usually consisted in a tendency towards more effective integration of segments.
137 Among the Volunteers, the tendency was to ascribe their difficulties to personality deficiencies in the field staff.
138 Life begins at 40 - but so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story to the same person, three or four times. Helen Rowland 
139 The tendency for anyone unused to such enormous forces is literally to be thrown over the handlebars.
140 This results in a tendency for rural constituencies to have smaller electorates than urban constituencies.
141 There is a prevailing tendency to discuss the theory of the double tax charge without quantifying it.
142 This probably exacerbated his tendency to long periods of nervous exhaustion, which caused his absence from his parish while he recovered.
143 A tendency towards rather flighty behaviour in the breed is being overcome by careful selection.
144 Now, under the influence of Orphism, the tendency to reinstate the more sensuous aspects of painting grew stronger.
145 If you concentrate on the gold, you counteract the tendency to get too empathetic.
146 In fact the reformism of the symptomatic tendency has been criticised by other feminists almost from the outset.
147 But they were much more readily negotiable through association, which was already a basic general tendency in most other social activities.
148 He had a tendency toward hero worship and often gushed embarrassingly in correspondence with his heroes.
149 This proliferating self-examination, however, has often been seen as an unlikeable, irresponsible tendency in contemporary literature.
150 And many studies are flawed by the tendency of researchers to look for information that confirms their own beliefs.
More similar words: independenceindependentpresidencytenderextendeddependentagencyfrequencycurrencyemergencyefficiencyevidencerendergendersentenceresidenceextendattendintendoffenderrespondentcontenddefendervendettaattend torendezvouscorrespondentattendancepregnancydeny
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