Example sentences of "tend to be [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since institutions tend to be affected in the same way by the same set of factors , share prices will be more volatile than would otherwise be the case . |
| 2 | In America , all tend to be referred to as Turtles . |
| 3 | Well , people tend to be referred through the psychiatric services as they currently exist locally , er or through their G P . |
| 4 | The right hemisphere functions , therefore , tend to be expressed in terms of symbols and concepts rather than verbally , which explains why such concepts can be very difficult to express in words . |
| 5 | Their statements seem to have a number of points in common : first , they tend to be expressed in inappropriate circumstances , for example , someone makes a contribution to a congress , and someone else feels compelled to make an immediate reply . |
| 6 | All this chapter attempts is to offer guidance on how to find the way through the statutory provisions which , understandably , tend to be expressed in accountants ' language rather than that of lawyers . |
| 7 | The instructions which come with a video recorder tend to be expressed in an amiable pidgin Japanese , but the citizen who misunderstands them suffers no worse fate than that of failing to record the programme that he wants , unless and until his ten-year-old grandson can be prevailed upon to work the thing for him . |
| 8 | New friendships tend to be formed with people who are also on their own , and this tends to reinforce the feeling of having lost the desirable married status . |
| 9 | Some camcorders — and some operators — are much quieter than others , and the problem only becomes acute when you are recording indoors under quiet conditions ; outdoors , these unwanted sounds tend to be lost in the general background . |
| 10 | Now , the signs of that beauty are still discernible but tend to be offset by the layers of crumbling stucco , stone or woodwork resulting from too many years of neglect . |
| 11 | Also for cutting longer grass or seed heads that tend to be missed by cylinder mowers . |
| 12 | Historically the Sigmar votes tend to be cast on behalf of the Count of the Reikland , while the Ulric vote almost invariably goes to the Count of Middenheim should he be contesting the election . |
| 13 | If we may greatly oversimplify , it could be said that discussions of team organization in relation to client groups tend to be cast in the form of a set of claims made for the advantages of specialization . |
| 14 | Threatened people do not perform well — their energies tend to be diverted from the primary task . |
| 15 | Women — like children — tend to be called by their first names where men would not be ; and they are also recipients of endearment terms like love , dear , honey , pet , hen and so on . |
| 16 | The reverse is seen : long ‘ daytimes ’ tend to be followed by shorter sleeps and vice versa . |
| 17 | If it rains when you are driving , you tend to be drenched by the time the hood has been erected and are the laughing stock of every MX-5 driver in the neighbourhood . |
| 18 | This demonstrates that there are indeed certain junctions which both tend to be rated as risky and tend to be recalled by many subjects . |
| 19 | Although women are a primary focus of many psychological investigations of the family , for instance , they tend to be relegated to second place in biological explanations of the results . |
| 20 | They tend to be inspired by many of the ideas for home projects they see , but they lack confidence . |
| 21 | ‘ But they tend to be operated in small independent groups , and communication and integration of activity will have to be improved . |
| 22 | Because black women psychologists are defined by their ‘ race ’ as well as their gender , they tend to be channelled into work of lower status than that done by white female psychologists . |
| 23 | Views of individual scientists on science policy tend to be channelled through a multiplicity of professional societies , and the only unifying body which can claim to have an overview of national needs in science is the Royal Society . |
| 24 | These arguments tend to be supported by a detailed study of the impact of the war on East London ( Bush 1978 ) , and the more recent work of Waites ( 1987 ) in which he demonstrates that during the war the working class was able temporarily to reappropriate nationalist sentiment , articulating it with an assertive , class-conscious resistance to perceived excesses of capitalist exploitation . |
| 25 | High numbers tend to be recorded on days when the demand for travel is high and the weather conditions offer no deterrent but may be unseasonal . |
| 26 | Floorboards tend to be fitted in long lengths and taking up a whole length is an unnecessary bore . |
| 27 | Facets tend to be cut by sand abrasion at right angles to the wind , the facets being curved as on this microscale wind abrasion increases upwards . |
| 28 | Genes for making teeth suitable for chewing meat tend to be favoured in a ‘ climate ’ dominated by genes making guts suitable for digesting meat . |
| 29 | Conversely , genes for making plant-grinding teeth tend to be favoured in a climate dominated by genes that make guts suitable for digesting plants . |
| 30 | Where supervision orders to the probation service would normally have been made for the offence , we find that because of homelessness and unemployment , black youths tend to be remanded in custody , or given custodial sentences . |