Sentence examples for tendency tendency from inspiring English sources
Upper limb pain is more likely to become persistent if accompanied by poor mental health, adverse psychosocial factors, including a somatising tendency (tendency to be distressed by common physical symptoms), and adverse beliefs concerning health and activity [ 4, 5].
He was not alone in failing to sense this conflict between "evangelical" trust in the Bible and the Pelagian tendencies (tendencies to emphasize self-generated spiritual enlightenment rather than grace) implied by the Neoplatonic tradition that underlay nearly all of the prisca theologia.
"There was a militant tendency and a softie tendency.
Like all editorial products it has its little ways and little tendencies – the Guardian tendency represented by Jim, the Mail tendency by John.
However, when you consider that "fissiparous" is itself a tendency to break apart, "fissiparous tendencies" would actually mean "tendencies to have a tendency to break apart" which is somewhat less sinister.
The prevention and treatment of thrombosis aims at balancing the overactive clotting tendency and a bleeding tendency.
Daphne Merkin, another longtime friend, detected "a 'country-squire' tendency — a complicated tendency to want to establish a sort of safety through bourgeoisness.
Marine and flying mammals have a much greater tendency to migrate, a tendency that is directly related to their locomotive powers.
And since he is defined above all else by his tendency toward anxiety, that tendency inevitably takes on the quality of a heroic trait — a virtue, like Achilles' bravery, Socrates' wisdom, Jesus' compassion or George Washington's honesty.
Equally bad and unfortunately just as frequent is the tendency to overpowder and the tendency to end one's pallor at the jawbone.
Tonya's behavior is a delusional distortion of a tendency toward self-sacrifice, a tendency that is usually socially celebrated and culturally approved: that of the mother who would do anything, go to any lengths for her child.
