Example sentences of "tends [prep] [be] [adj] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such deviance tends to be unbounded in time , providing for a continuing relationship between enforcer and potential deviant , and the matter of blameworthiness is often questionable . |
| 2 | Because personnel tends to be low on computer departments ' priority lists , you are very likely to have to go it alone , at least initially . |
| 3 | Policy tends to be incremental in outcome . |
| 4 | In Amazonian Annonaceae and Nymphaeaceae , beetle pollination tends to be fortuitous by contrast , e.g. scarabs on Nymphaea spp. in lakes , though in Victoria amazonica , there are four species of dynastid beetle attracted by scent and temperature ( 11° above ambient ) : these become trapped for 24 hours and feed on starchy carpellary appendages before leaving with pollen . |
| 5 | When a new product is introduced , such as a video-cassette recorder or a home computer , the price tends to be high on account of the initial development and marketing costs . |
| 6 | a large number of datasets exist which have not previously been brought together or documented , or the current collection tends to be patchy in coverage ; |