Example sentences of "[be] [that] they tend " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problems with unwanted feelings are that they tend to hinder us in the here and now even though the feelings are often associated with past or future events . |
| 2 | However , one of the problems with fan clubs is that they tend to operate for very young people . |
| 3 | The single most startling fact for girls , however , is that they tend to be taken into care for ‘ status offences ’ rather than for breaking the law . |
| 4 | One disadvantage of general library skills workbooks is that they tend to teach the use of the library and its resources in isolation from other studies . |
| 5 | Most people are aware , for instance , that a major link between those who suffer heart attacks is that they tend to have a high level of cholesterol in the blood . |
| 6 | ‘ What is advantageous about cheaper guitars is that they tend to have one sound , and when you plug 'em in you either like the sound or you do n't . |
| 7 | Of course , there have been just as many happy moments making Aspel and Company as crises — the trouble is that they tend not to make such good stories ! |
| 8 | Perhaps one of the most disturbing elements of black youth 's attraction to sport is that they tend to eschew more ‘ earthly ’ pursuits and go in search of sporting success . |
| 9 | The use or significance of ‘ stills ’ and long shots in this context is that they tend to lessen the impact of the coverage , making it less attractive and exciting , thus diminishing , so the argument goes , the likelihood of imitation . |
| 10 | An important feature of such costs is that they tend to increase rather than decrease with sales volume . |
| 11 | A further reason why such dichotomies as are embodied in the quantitative–qualitative distinction should not be allowed to dominate our thinking is that they tend to obscure the sheer and sometimes bewildering variety of materials that can qualify as data . |