The phrase "a propensity for certain" is not complete and requires additional context to be correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing someone's tendency or inclination towards specific behaviors, traits, or activities, but it needs to specify what those "certain" things are.
Example: "She has a propensity for certain artistic styles that reflect her unique vision."
Alternatives: "a tendency for specific" or "an inclination towards certain".
These survival mechanisms include a reduced propensity for certain tumour cells to die under conditions of stress and may be driven by genetic aberrations such as loss of p53 function [ 164, 165].
It bans the use of genetic testing to determine if a person has a propensity for being bad at a certain job or for having a specific physical ailment in the future, but it allows such testing to see if a person has an actual existing condition that makes him less able to perform a certain task.
The Nazis built their horror on scientific proof of Jews' genetic propensity for certain beliefs and behaviors.
Additionally, in light of the propensity for certain antiretroviral medications such as Nevirapine and Zidovudine (AZT) to exacerbate underlying anaemia, a high prevalence of anaemia in patients awaiting therapy could factor into decisions regarding medication choice.
Based on the propensity for certain proteins to adsorb to container surfaces it was hypothesised that, as CSF is transferred between surfaces (for example, tubes) the concentration of these proteins in solution would decrease.
In conclusion, we have found that wound healing factors can stimulate HNSCC cells to increased aggressiveness in a cell-line-specific manner, and we hypothesize that such cellular changes could affect the propensity for certain tumors to establish local recurrences after surgical excision.
Gene families by their very nature reveal a propensity for duplication and duplicate retention of certain genes.
Did Crichton confess to his host that he'd been inspired to write "Rising Sun" by a certain Poppy in chief with a propensity for puking on Japanese dignitaries?
At that time, many people believed that certain traits and behavior — criminality, a propensity for poverty, mental illness — were passed from parents to children.
Certain antimicrobial classes that are broad-spectrum and have a propensity for killing colonic bacteria, especially cephalosporins, clindamycin, and most recently, fluoroquinolones, may pose a greater risk for the development of the disease.
