Example sentences of "tends [prep] be [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The biggest problem tends to be with young people , they will either go to live with someone else , or move from the countryside altogether . |
| 2 | When adolescence is enforced or prolonged , as it tends to be in closed institutions , these needs become all the greater . |
| 3 | Such a state of affairs can not be ignored , as it tends to be in selective and much functional assessment . |
| 4 | they are apt to be too large for constructive action , since the time taken by a committee to resolve a problem tends to be in direct proportion to its size ; |
| 5 | Packaging tends to be in domestic style 500–700g squeeze packs supplied 10 to 12 to a case . |