Example sentences of "they tended to be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They tended to be built round ministers who disliked the slowly developing penchant for what were called ‘ liturgical ’ forms of worship associated with Gothic chapels . |
| 2 | Well , Moscavisi 's argument , and I must say , I agree with him , is that they tended to be denigrated by both groups who might have taken the biggest interest in them . |
| 3 | They tended to be translated into imagery , an imagery which was presented in human terms . |
| 4 | Women workers who were covered by national insurance found that they tended to be submitted to strict surveillance by national health insurance visitors because of the unexpectedly large number of sickness claims . |
| 5 | However , certain types of women were ‘ selected out ’ by the redundancy process ; they tended to be disadvantaged in human capital terms , which made them vulnerable to poverty ( Callender , 1986b ) . |
| 6 | The weakness of the country 's political parties — traditionally they tended to be forged around individuals and networks of patronage rather than clear ideological convictions , a tendency massively accentuated during the Marcos years — was highlighted with the approaching election in the form of splits , internal conflicts and unanticipated alliances . |
| 7 | Although they were envisaged as an alternative to full institutional care , they tended to be used by those within the community who had hitherto remained dependent on family or friends . |