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Meanings of tends towards in English

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Usage of tends towards in English
1
She has a sense of the occasion and tends towards the theatrical.
The Irish Times
2
However, prices are high and the quality tends towards the mediocre.
The Guardian
3
For another, the American notion of freedom tends towards the individual.
The Guardian
4
Their nature tends towards the pragmatic and constructive, even in defeat.
Children of Time
5
If someone tends towards the commitment-phobic, technology can nurture and coddle that phobia.
The Guardian
6
All that exists tends towards perfection, and thus is the Philosopher's Stone prepared.
The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry
7
The new Arden Shakespeare tends towards the theory that England's greatest writer was gay.
The Irish Times
8
He has softened in his manner and tends towards friendship.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 14th, 1920
9
And though the women's dress tends towards depression, the brilliant military uniforms make amends.
A Versailles Christmas-Tide
10
Like most spectacular debuts, the film tends towards the autobiographical.
Radio NZ
11
Eimer's view therefore tends towards a mechanical explanation, while Naegeli postulates a vital energy.
At the Deathbed of Darwinism: A Series of Papers
12
The music tends towards roots, beats and old school soul.
The South African
13
Hawksley tends towards the China threat, but with sympathy for the difficulties China has faced.
Radio NZ
14
Despite the contention that capitalism thrives on competition, in practice the market tends towards monopoly.
Reuters
15
Their way of shaping reality tends towards the odd.
Wired
16
It goes where it pleases, and tends towards the breathless, the shrill and the warbly.
The Guardian
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Tends towards through the time
Tends towards across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common