Word: tend
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Administrators added that the University does not condone the findings of the report, authored by two professors which shows that students with similar academic interests and grade-point averages tend to choose the same Houses...
...will surely be less tumultuous than the Senate because less is at stake. Republicans would have to make extraordinary gains to challenge the majority control Democrats have held in the House for 28 years. And in House races, where issues are generally less important than personality factors, nationwide trends tend to blur in significance. Still, insiders who talk about the races make a few basic points...
Experts agree that both underdog and bandwagon effects tend to be stronger in primaries than in general elections. "Most of the evidence suggests that the polls in general elections have a very limited bandwagon or underdog effect," says Gary R. Orren, a Kennedy School professor. In a general election, partisanship provides a broad base of support that "outweighs" any potential effect the polls might have, Orren adds...
This partisanship does not exist in primaries, and the differences among candidates may not be as well defined and tangible as they are in general elections. "In these primaries," Orren says, "people tend to vote strategically...
...Africa, particularly Black African countries, one issue predominates the discussion of U.S. Presidential candidates: South Africa. To this end, Africans tend to favor Democratic candidates, recalling the more vigorous human rights policies of Democratic former President Jimmy Carter...