Example sentences of "be a tendency for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There may be a tendency for courts to err on the side of caution , and for orders to be made for the full length of time , but the recent judgement by the High Court in relation to an appeal in North Yorkshire may encourage the courts to exercise discretion with greater confidence , and take advice from the GAL . |
| 2 | ( g ) one disadvantage with convertible loan stock is that there can be a tendency for stockholders to convert when profits and share prices are rising ( thus diluting the equity profit of existing ordinary shareholders and depriving them of the advantage of the cheaper gearing which such stock provides ) and to retain the stock when profits and share prices are falling , thus maintaining the debt burden of the company at a time when it may be least able to service it ; and |
| 3 | There may well be a tendency for zoning on the part of high-income groups in order to exclude the poor . |
| 4 | There may be a tendency for nurses to see some of this care as " routine " . |
| 5 | And more recently there seems to be a tendency for people to say , ‘ he has been seen out a few times , he must be OK ’ , when the threat to my life is unchanged . ’ |
| 6 | In a similar way , there would be a tendency for regions to duplicate planning management , personnel and training management , accountancy management etc , thus increasing overhead costs and problems of coordination and integration . |