The phrase "a common tendency to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a frequent or typical behavior or inclination observed in a group or context.
Example: "There is a common tendency to procrastinate among students, especially during exam periods."
Alternatives: "a frequent inclination to" or "a typical habit of".
There is a common tendency to neglect students' experience and process of learning during assessments.
It is observed that under the hydrothermal conditions, the two geopolymer pastes containing solely fly ash activated with sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate exhibit exhibit a common tendency to partial crystallization after 28 days.
Vincent Canby wrote in The Times in 1980 that the movie "tears the lid off the apparently placid life at a WASPy country club to expose bigotry, ignorance, lust and a common tendency to cheat on the golf course".
It embraces a wide variety of movements, styles, theories, and attitudes, the modernity of which resides in a common tendency to repudiate past conventions and precedents in subject matter, mode of depiction, and painting technique alike.
Without a good amount of work behind you or a long list of paid acting jobs, there's a common tendency to shy away from using titles like actor or playwright, perhaps because we live in a society where success and status are measured in terms of experience and financial reward.
All of the artists reject a common tendency to view black communities in terms of conflict or stereotype.
It's a fairly common tendency to become obsessive at the beginning of a relationship.
This could in part be due to a more general common tendency to conflate 'management' and 'governance' which are, in fact, very different terms, albeit often closely related.
More broadly, it serves as a reminder of the common tendency to overlook long-term concerns when making decisions in negotiation and other contexts.
Resist the common tendency to merely glance over deal documents and file them away.
First, beware the common tendency to equate being collaborative with being nice.
