| 词汇 | example_english_unfortunate-tendency |
| 释义 | unfortunate tendencycollocation in Englishmeanings of unfortunateand tendencyThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with tendency. unfortunate adjective uk /ʌnˈfɔː.tʃən.ət/ us /ʌnˈfɔːr.tʃən.ət/ unlucky or having ... See more at unfortunate tendency noun[C] uk /ˈten.dən.si/ us /ˈten.dən.si/ If someone has a tendency to do or like something, they will probably do it or ... See more at tendency Examples of unfortunate tendencyThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Such sloppy thinking has an unfortunatetendency to creep into clinical ethics. Because the symptoms are less dramatic, an unfortunatetendency exists to defer the definitive repair in these patients. Generative linguistics leaves open how directly the f-rules are involved in processing, but, as suggested above, the unfortunatetendency among linguists has been not to care. At the same time, criticisms of various approaches to the teaching of creativity should not be automatically labelled as anti-progressive or worse, an unfortunatetendency in our politically correct era. There is an unhappy and unfortunatetendency to slow down the change of ownership of land. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was a certain and unfortunatetendency to make use of particular figures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is an unfortunatetendency that has been felt in spheres other than the milk industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is why we have this unfortunatetendency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is an unfortunatetendency and an even more unfortunate precedent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There seems to be an unfortunatetendency sometimes not to use those words. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That would be an unfortunatetendency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is an unfortunatetendency in the remarks of some who comment on the accidents to concentrate on the loss of equipment, not on the tragic loss of life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Effective monitoring and control of aid is necessary in that country in order to put a stop to this unfortunatetendency. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English For years past there has been a growing and unfortunatetendency to dye sheep for the purpose of shows. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is an unfortunatetendency for too cosy a relationship to develop with their major and in many cases only customer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I nearly always agree with him, except that he has an unfortunatetendency to regard the consumer as more important than the farmer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been an unfortunatetendency to give longer sentences that do not have a deterrent effect and do not allow for rehabilitation or reform. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems to me that there is an unfortunatetendency nowadays to assume that because a house is old it is necessarily bad. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has an unfortunatetendency, presumably the result of his unregenerate past, of always attacking former comrades when he speaks in order to show his objectivity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But there is an unfortunatetendency now to believe that, because possible closure is being considered by local management, that course is inevitable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? 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