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Meanings of revert to type in English

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Usage of revert to type in English
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With the series dead-locked, England appeared to revert to type in the decider.
Reuters
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But it also reminds us that without this examination things quickly revert to type.
Radio NZ
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All varieties, in a free state, revert to type.
Evolution: An Investigation and a Critique
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Will the reformed airline revert to type?
The Irish Times
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But the following day, at a rally in the city of Bialystock, Kaczynski appeared to revert to type.
The Guardian
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I've always believed that and I've always been criticised for that. South Africa are about to revert to type.
The Guardian
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With the half-back change we seemed to revert to type and it showed our reliance on our front liners.
Radio NZ
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When it comes to the point, I believe that Stephen will revert to type like the rest of us.
One Man in His Time
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The Calais fiasco has enabled them to revert to type and resume their routine attack upon the feeble Fauntleroy in No 10.
The Guardian
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With the retro-tennis safely out of their system, both players revert to type, trying to out-hit each other from the back of the court.
The Guardian
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So will he go for the three points -or revert to type and do everything he can to ensure he doesn't lose face?
News.com.au
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For in the course of nine minutes, Trump swiftly reverted to type.
The Guardian
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However, that breakthrough was short-lived and they soon reverted to type.
The Guardian
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By the time our heroine has returned home, she'll have reverted to type.
The Irish Times
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The programme was soon reverting to type in other ways.
The Guardian
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Curtis reverts to type with a bogey on 12; he's back to level par.
The Guardian
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