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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a tendency over" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It is not commonly used and may lead to confusion. A more appropriate phrase would be "a tendency towards" or "a tendency to."
Example: "There is a tendency towards increased collaboration in remote work environments."
Alternatives: "a tendency for" or "a tendency in favor of."
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David: I say this primarily because there has been a tendency over the course of this administration to move from comets to team players.
The Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board said that while "optimistic," it had urged its ministries to "proceed with caution," explaining, "There can be a tendency over time for the government to attempt to control that which it subsidizes".
As these changes occur, there is a tendency over time to an equilibrium condition a balance between form and processes that depends upon the nature of the materials present (e.g., the size of sand and gravel present).
He finds such works typical of a tendency over the past 30 or 40 years to present the play as an exercise in irony, "which cannot possibly mean what it appears to say, a play that constantly subverts its own surface values and throws doubt on the purported motives of its characters".
"There has been a tendency over the years to say as long as the barley doesn't bring any weird flavor to the process we'll let the malting do the work.
The hemifield damage in the parietal module makes it unlikely for novel locations in the neglected half of the original image to be inspected and hence there is a tendency, over time, for locations in the non-neglected half of the image to be re-inspected.
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For this reason, they have a tendency to over deliver, even when they over promise.
He has demonstrated a tendency to over think every reporter's question like he's planning the final move in a chess match against Bobby Fisher.
I think there is a tendency to over emphasize culture here.
He has a tendency to over think things.
He has a tendency to over think things from time to time.
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