He suggested Updyke might have been prone to braggadocio.
Like any small plane, they cannot fly in stormy weather, and have been prone to icing.
The news media have been prone to underestimate the importance of George W.'s evangelicalism.
The plans have been prone to sales abuses since their introduction in the 1930's.
Increasingly homes and industry have sprawled on to areas that have been prone to flooding.
U.S. Presidents, historically, have been prone to raising the plight of dissidents, and making other unwelcome gestures toward liberal democracy.
When it comes to self-description on the campaign trail, both have been prone to using superlatives.
Both have proved emancipating and beneficial and both have been prone to abuse and appropriation by special interests.
A-League referees down the years have been prone to allowing a little extra latitude come finals time.
The rebels have been prone to overstatement during the war, so not everything here can be confirmed.
But they have remained lightly equipped compared with the government's conventional military, and have been prone to shortages.
