Sentence examples for long prone from inspiring English sources

The southwestern state of Guerrero, long prone to periodic eruptions of violence, has proved a challenge once again.

The problems are worst at the pension funds of publicly owned companies, long prone to political meddling and corruption.

In Sindhupalchowk – a district long prone to the trafficking of women and children – the earthquake killed more than 4,000 people and completely destroyed at least 80,000 homes.

Washington never solved that issue satisfactorily after the assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem in 1963, and solving it in Afghanistan, a country long prone to chaotic competition among many tribes and factions, will probably not be much easier.

In testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this week, Assistant Secretary of State Jeffrey D. Feltman suggested that the moment had come for the league, long prone to indecision, to take a clear stand.

The sharp rise in the price of corn, wheat, soybeans and other crops, driven in large part by the growth of Asian economies, has caused farmers to plant land long prone to erosion and flooding.

He has long been prone to bouts of public introspection.

He said one reason for being unemployed since was that the depression to which he had long been prone grew worse.

UK rappers have long been prone to latching on to US slang, but Skepta appears to be going hard in the other direction.

But narcotics units have long been prone to scandal, and officers are subject to a range of temptation, from the drugs themselves to cash.

India has long been prone to periodic bouts of communal violence, and political opponents, cynically or otherwise, repeatedly cite the 2002 rioting to highlight the threat of sectarian conflict if Modi wins the coming elections.