Sentence examples for general penchant from inspiring English sources

The details of Sochi's opening show are a closely held secret, but given all that Putin believes to be at stake, and Russia's general penchant for over-the-top displays, it is sure to be an extravagant and imperious spectacle.

Though Fred is the closest thing to a central character we get in this book, his motives are never made entirely clear: among other things, they might include the desire to protect his mother from an embarrassing public lawsuit, the satisfaction of getting back at Henry (who had earlier stolen Fred's girlfriend Agnes) and a general penchant for getting at the truth.

We are going to have to protect the environment and respect each other so we don't destroy everybody, because that's what our general penchant is". The park took 16 years to develop, encountering many delays along the way.

Unfortunately, the general American penchant for separating and simplifying has tended to encourage a diversification away from core technologies and markets to a much greater degree than is true in Europe or Japan.

Starbird points to General Michael Flynn's penchant for spreading multiple conspiracy theories.

Renaissance cryptographers in general had a penchant for mystery and the preternatural, as evident from Johannes Trithemius' Steganography, for example.

The general, who has a penchant for berets and camouflage scarves, leaned back on one of his overstuffed office couches and nonchalantly recounted the 10 assassination attempts he had survived since he started his job in July.

It's nothing new for a U.S. administration to cozy up to the UAE, given the crown prince's support of American campaigns against the Islamic State, the Taliban and Muslim radicalization in general; his nation's penchant for buying American weapons; and the Emirates' successful promotion of itself as a Westernized model for the region. .

Assistant Attorney General Varney has shown a penchant for starting many wars, but it's doubtful that she retains the troop strength and morale necessary to effectively wage all the necessary battles.

He added, "We've got twenty-five hundred dead, people running all over the world doing stupid things, and officers outside the Beltway asking, 'What the hell is going on?' " Pace's supporters say that he is in a difficult position, given Rumsfeld's penchant for viewing generals who disagree with him as disloyal.

Real estate executives who know him say they are often puzzled by his penchant for litigation in general and his anger with Mr. Kalikow in particular.