Example sentences of "[coord] tend to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you can accept this concept , you will then be able to understand in principle why some people are predisposed to some illnesses or tend to be sensitive to certain types of dietary changes , groups of food , or nutritional deficiencies . |
| 2 | Such chips are designed for varied use and tend to be mass-produced . |
| 3 | ‘ Our businesses cover a number of fronts , and tend to be cyclical , ’ he said . |
| 4 | Our international institutions are frail , fragile and tend to be powerless . |
| 5 | They range in size from five to twenty-five centimetres in length , and tend to be pink or brown , with fluffy tufts of spines ( setae ) protruding from each segment . |
| 6 | These shapes might look cool on stage and in promotional videos but tend to be uncomfortable to wear . |
| 7 | Lapsed priests remain priests , but tend to be unemployable in their clerical functions . |
| 8 | Other indicators , such as consumption anomalies and incident , of misuse , are available but tend to be unreliable . |