Characteristic of an entity that makes a given outcome or event more likely than it would otherwise be.
A general direction in which something tends to move.
1 But political conditions have a tendency of changing unannounced-andcontrary to reason.
2 This tendency to elevate profit above principle is not new in Ireland.
3 This is unfortunately a natural tendency and needs to be actively fought.
4 That said; there's a slight tendency to go against the general trend.
5 However, a greater squamous histological tendency was found in the older group.
6 Measures of central tendency and frequency distributions were used for univariate analysis.
7 A tendency to be in control could result in some unnecessary power-struggles.
8 In the North, of course, the tendency was in the other direction.
9 The first has a natural tendency to give pleasure; the second, pain.
10 In the last few years, I believe we have changed the tendency .
11 On the website, however, the gourmet tendency was nowhere to be seen.
12 A similar tendency , although not significant, was found for the quality measurements.
13 However, there is a slight tendency to try and push your luck.
14 This political tendency could not be overridden by American ingenuity, he thought.
15 New Yorkers have an almost uncontrollable tendency to envy other New Yorkers.
16 There's a tendency to attribute far too much importance to trivial developments.
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