Sentence examples for tendency to grab from inspiring English sources

"Across the political spectrum, there's a tendency to grab a hold of some historical incident and yoke it to a current agenda," he said.

This tendency to grab a bigger share, then to congratulate oneself on having deserved it, is one of the stronger bits of empirical evidence for the reality of Original Sin.

"That's why some batches are different from others". Tough nori is usually old nori: seaweed, once dried, has a tendency to grab moisture from the air, which makes it soft instead of crisp.

With his 9/11 nightmare United 93 20066) and his Northern Ireland drama Bloody Sunday (2002) I came down with these same symptoms: shallow breathing, heart arrhythmia, a high-pitched keening coming from somewhere behind clenched teeth and a tendency to grab the red plush of the seat in front.

Because I'm low in negative emotions and high in openness, I have the tendency to grab on to new trends.

You know, Arianna, that you have a tendency to grab onto a good line and repeat it.

Mr Wen spoke about tensions in rural areas, too, which are frequently caused by the inability of farmers to assert their property rights and the rampant tendency of local officials to grab land from them.

That might seem self-evident, but in the present publishing landscape, it is possible that the rigor of the peer review process is becoming compromised by the expansive tendencies of new journals to grab their share of a new scientific publishing market.

Front-wheel drive Volvos used to also demonstrate pronounced torque steer the tendency of the front-wheel drive to grab during hard acceleration.

I think there's a tendency to close races too soon and it's all to grab owners' money and that's not a healthy thing.

Toes have a tendency to curl or grab the ground when walking and that can trigger a muscle spasm in the arch of the foot.