There is a tendency by outside observers "to perhaps be excessively pessimistic," he said.
The code, Mr. Oguchi said, was intended in part to change that tendency, by making managers more accountable to investors.
During her time in office, Thatcher grew hostile to what she saw as an increasing centralising tendency by the Brussels Eurocracy under Jacques Delors; hence her "No!
Cabbage's unfortunate reputation stems from two things: a longstanding tendency by many people to overcook it, and the fact that it's undeniably tough when raw.
A tendency by investigative panels to focus on a single document or warning without context can also lead to wrong conclusions.
Proctor's injury is no surprise; he is a prime example of the tendency by Joe Torre, the Yankees' former manager, to overwork setup relievers.
Like all editorial products it has its little ways and little tendencies – the Guardian tendency represented by Jim, the Mail tendency by John.
Still another may be a tendency by doctors to be more aggressive in treating whites, some of whom may have received catheterization unnecessarily.
She overcame that tendency by creating fully realized characters in "Gas Food Lodging," her 1992 film about a working-class woman raising two daughters.
There is a tendency by white feminists to refer to "women" and then to "people of color," as if the two categories never intertwine.
Even now, 18 months after Isis captured Mosul, there is a tendency by world leaders to underestimate its political and military strength.
