Example sentences of "tends [prep] [be] [adv] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Timing is good ; this tends to be particularly noticeable in recordings such as the Keith Jarrett interpretation of Bach 's Goldberg Variations , which has superbly organic style that is pulled this way and that , but which never spoils the music or prevents it from working . |
| 2 | Similarly , in both spoken and written English given information tends to be grammatically subordinate to other information . |
| 3 | The major problem here is that their image of what this community consists of tends to be markedly different from that of the local population . |
| 4 | As it stands , the statement , it says , ‘ tends to be too superficial in its arguments in support of principle and too detailed concerning specific application ’ . |
| 5 | The father tends to be more affectionate in his relationship with his daughter , and the mother is more affectionate towards her son . |
| 6 | Aircraft , for example , may use different flight paths depending on wind direction and road noise tends to be more noticeable in certain weather conditions . |
| 7 | It has been observed that sodium restriction tends to be more beneficial in hypertensives who have low plasma renin activity and in whom the aldosterone response to lowering dietary sodium is poor ( Vaughan et al , 1973 ) . |
| 8 | Written language also tends to be more conservative with regards to the introduction of new words . |
| 9 | In fact Tod tends to be more upbeat with them here than he is at home ( at home , in slippers and dressing-gown , longsufferingly shuffling ) . |
| 10 | Consumption tends to be more class-specific in poor societies than in rich societies . |
| 11 | The Bank of England tends to be more concerned with systemic risk whereas the SIB and SROs are more involved with investor protection in relation to different areas of activity , although as mentioned earlier there are significant linkages and overlaps between the two . |
| 12 | In order to succeed , he must rally traditional Democratic supporters such as blacks , Hispanics and union members ; and he must do something to attract votes from populist east Texas , which tends to be more sympathetic to a local boy , Ross Perot , who grew up in Texarkana . |
| 13 | This can sometimes even occur while the dog is standing , and such behaviour tends to be more common in bitches . |
| 14 | It usually affects young women from all backgrounds , but tends to be more common in those engaged in employment or activities that emphasise leanness or fitness to improve performance or appearance . |
| 15 | This random mixing of chromosomes is so much more rapid than the observed slow rates of the DNA turnover mechanisms responsible for family homogenisation that the genetic makeup of a family tends to be very similar in all individuals . |
| 16 | What we 're really essentially interested in I think is keeping the sun which tends to be very strong from there |
| 17 | Although preferring the same soft acid water conditions favoured by the true Harlequin , espei tends to be less fussy about changes in the water chemistry . |
| 18 | It has been suggested that whereas political science tends to be mainly concerned with the machinery of government and the mechanisms of public administration , the sociological analysis of political phenomena is concerned with the wider interplay between politics and social structure , between political and societal processes ( Coser , 1966 ) . |