1.   Though by all outward appearances a woman of propriety, she had a penchant for mischief.

2.   And she becomes rather alarmed to discover the previous occupant of her room bore an uncanny resemblance to her and had a penchant for bungee jumping without a rope.

3.   John and Josephine Bowes had a penchant for collecting the bizarre and unusual -- from a beast with two heads to a mechanical mouse.

4.   Although Gorton exercises regularly, he has a penchant for such high cholesterol foods as hamburgers and french fries, Williams said.

5.   Americans, having a penchant for the irreverent, were charmed.

6.   Americans have a penchant for tinkering, and soccer is no exception.

7.   And as Ward points out, FDR had a penchant for secrecy that covered everything from his physical health to his meetings with Allied leaders.

8.   And Jackson had a penchant for denim and turtlenecks.

9.   And Southerners seem to have a penchant for tossing beer cans along the roads.

10.   Anthony admits that he used to burglarize apartments to feed a crack habit, and even his mother agrees that he has a penchant for getting into trouble.