Word: tend
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Asian-Americans who are admitted also tend to enroll at a higher rate than their white counterparts at Harvard, officials have said...
...people who are pushing [the requirement] tend to be more liberal," he said...
Most legislators survived at least one tough election early in their careers, and the anxiety lingers. "It's the built-in nervousness in the system," says Michigan Democratic Congressman Sander Levin. "People who should be sure tend to be unsure." Small wonder that even the safest incumbents run up huge surpluses in their campaign war chests to deter future challengers...
CONSERVATIVES tend to blame the plight of the homeless on their lack of a work ethic. If they merely pulled themselves up by the boot-straps, some believe, the able-bodied ones could then make a decent living...
...reputation. Unlike a lot of the ski areas in Colorado, Vail has a very diverse range of slopes. In the back bowl most of the runs are difficult or very difficult, and there is usually a lot of powder. On the front of the mountain the slopes tend to be a little easier, with several good intermediate runs and a lot of beginner hills near the bottom...