tendency


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Synonyms for tendency

the thread or current of thought uniting or occurring in all the elements of a text or discourse

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Synonyms for tendency

an inclination to do something

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a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect

a general direction in which something tends to move

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The current study provided evidence that a link exists between anger expression and the tendency to commit suicide.
We start by listing three possible ways in which the appraisal of self-agency and the tendency to repair can be related.
As understand from obtained data in Table 3, empathique tendency scores of sportsmen differs greatly in terms of variances of refereeing degrees [t(49) =,196; p<0,5].
In addition, PSLQ scores showed a significant positive correlation between total SLTQ scores (r = .40, p < .01) and behavioral tendency scores (r = .48, p < .01).
The central tendency of the participants projections for overall personal
This challenge can be offset by detailing his own theological premise and the recognition that herein, the other is not only the material for more proclamation but the check on my tendency to think that I am entirely right.
Taken together, these small-scale studies, which yield positive results more easily than large-scale investigations do, show a small but significant tendency for pre-designated 1s or 0s to appear.
It delivers the most detailed accounts of every tendency and facet of the artist's poetical and painterly pursuit, of the subtle and at times sudden transformations that continually punctuated Twombly's career, from the time of his extraordinary early work at Black Mountain College to his more recent output exhibited at the Gagosian Galleries.
They are committed to neutrality on moral and religious issues and enthralled by what Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor calls 'exclusive humanism'--the tendency to exclude references to the transcendent from cultural, social and political life.
Mold fouling is the inherent tendency of the compound to adhere to the mold surface during curing.
There is a tendency among European architects to experiment with varying silhouettes.
First, his tendency to portray as essential elements of our faith certain church policies and teachings about which faithful Catholics can reasonably disagree.
I WAS most interested in the article featuring Derek Hatton and the Militant Tendency (Mar 10), as I was a member (Conservative) of the council from 1979 to 1984, during which I witnessed the rise of the Militant Tendency.
Although it is often assumed in the literature that globalization involves the export of American values and a noticeable tendency towards cultural homogenization, Watson reveals the extent to which cultural themes reverberate and create dynamic interactive systems that undermine unilateral tendencies.