1.   The list is not long enough to permit any meaningful conclusions to be reached, but one or two tendencies can be seen.

2.   A similar tendency can be seen on ecclesiastical estates.

3.   The century or more which followed saw a tendency for it to be used increasingly as the language of diplomacy.

4.   I saw this tendency when I visited Turkey and Iran last fall.

5.   In our short life as a free nation we have seen a tendency by some of the donor countries to insist, for instance, on providing food aid.

6.   Several long-time observers see troubling tendencies to indict on iffy charges.

7.   So we see a tendency to jump on small, incremental events and treat them as if they were momentous.

8.   The same verb appears in a verse in the Quran which mandates that Arabs make peace if they see that tendency in an enemy.

9.   McFarland said he has seen a tendency among fans, especially children, to hit mascots.

10.   Booth also sees a tendency of the Liberal Caucus against such mergers.