Example sentences of "[noun pl] tending [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , the average number of graphs per annual report ( of those companies using graphs ) was 7.5 , with financial graphs tending to be prominently displayed near the front of the report . |
| 2 | Whites had contacted the police more than Blacks , and Asians less than both , Whites tending to be more satisfied with the result . |
| 3 | We found that the pattern of boys ' attitudes to the police were consistent with those of adults , Blacks and Whites tending to be similar , and Asians slightly more favourable than the others . |
| 4 | Some breeds show a much greater desire to enter water than others , with retrievers tending to be especially keen . |
| 5 | Base-exchange treatment is in the neighbourhood of 1.5–4p per 1000 gal ( 4546 litres ) , automatic systems tending to be lower than manually operated plants . |
| 6 | Ross claims that the Promix system it acquired in 1991 having taken over Pioneer Systems ( CI No 1,730 ) is one of the few available packages specifically designed to address the booming process manufacturing market , with other offerings tending to be adaptations of discrete systems software . |