Example sentences of "tends [prep] [be] [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is , indeed , a much less rigid distinction between working and non-working hours , for with easier accessibility between home and workplace the farm worker tends to be involved in the job for as long as it demands , rather than working to any set hours . |
| 2 | However , as it tends to be dry at the ends , we trimmed off an inch and tamed the frizz with heated rollers . |
| 3 | This is another area where human memory tends to be selective in the absence of such records . |
| 4 | This is another area where human memory tends to be selective in the absence of such records . |
| 5 | Though variations attributable to local circumstances are frequent , the number of candidates tends to be equal to the number of seats being defended plus one . |
| 6 | But ‘ politics ’ tends to be unrelated to the structure of colonial interests . |
| 7 | Because homoeopathy tends to be unfamiliar to the majority of people , they ask a lot of questions about it . |
| 8 | The result is a certain insularity which tends to be pervasive throughout the year , expressing itself in a fear and mistrust of strangers coupled with a fierce pride in the uniqueness of one 's origins . |
| 9 | The danger for almost all golfers is that the right side tends to be dominant at the start of the downswing . |