Sentences with phrase «slight tendency»

In the North Carolina data, I find there is a very slight tendency to place more students in the classes of effective teachers; but still only about 25 percent of students are taught by the top 25 percent of teachers.

Entrepreneurial types do have a slight tendency toward egocentrism and individual thinking, but in the right environment, a team of cooperative entrepreneurs is a virtually unstoppable force.

The results show that it has been relatively flat with, if anything, a slight tendency to decline.

And there is also the slight tendency for some Catholics who have their own tensions with the bishops or with other authority, and seek in us some sort of mutual resentment-fest.

Even Charles Williams, who edited her letters, had reservations, hinting that she was reverting to her slight tendency to dictate church dogma.

Some of these progressives would have us believe that the conservatives will manipulate the King legacy so as to halt its slight tendency to reform.

A slight tendency in the opposite» direction is to be found in the Christian World Liberation Front which has sacrificed some of its «forever family» community for more active ministries especially in the cultural field with its publications and courses.

It was reported that «Rio Grande 21» plants showed a slight tendency for poor fruit set during extremely high temperature periods.

I've made these twice now & while they have a slight tendency to crumble at the edges, I don't find that it's excessive.

There actually is a slight tendency for twins to be conceived in the summer compared to single babies.

Chimps show a slight tendency toward right - sidedness but much less than our 9:1 ratio.

According to a new study published online today in Science, the tiny differences found in previous studies may have resulted from a slight tendency on the part of political conservatives to «self - enhance,» or view themselves in an unrealistically positive light.

Before recalibration, the researchers found that the Surgical Risk Calculator had a slight tendency to overestimate surgical risk for the lowest and highest risk patients and to underestimate risk for patients at moderate risk of postoperative complications.

Co-author Pam Feetham said: «The responses are remarkably consistent from both countries, with surprisingly few variations except for a slight tendency for older respondents to view climate engineering more favourably.»

I've made these twice now & while they have a slight tendency to crumble at the edges, I don't find that it's excessive.

On the other hand, the gastrocnemius comprises a mixture of type I and type II muscle fibers with a slight tendency towards a greater proportion of type I muscle fibers, with the proportion ranging between 50 — 76 % (Johnson et al. 1973; Edgerton et al. 1975; Dahmane et al. 2005; 2006; Keh - Evans et al. 2010).

The rectus femoris displays a slight tendency towards a greater proportion of type II muscle fibers, with studies reporting a range between 30 — 50 % type I muscle fiber proportion (Jennekens et al. 1971; Johnson et al. 1973; Garrett et al. 1984).

On the other hand, the single - joint quadriceps muscles present a slight tendency toward type I muscle fibers, with studies reporting a range between 44 — 64 % type I muscle fiber proportion (Johnson et al. 1973; Edgerton et al. 1975; Garrett et al. 1984; Travnik et al. 1995; Gouzi et al. 2013).

Similarly, the gluteus maximus also shows a slight tendency towards a greater proportion of type I muscle fibers.

A couple of comments from an hourglass with a slight tendency toward a pear: — Indeed higher necklines don't do anything for me, whereas anything lower (even plunging) makes me look absolutely great.

For example you may be curvy, honouring the hourglass figure, but have a slight tendency to gain weight in the hip area, slanting your shape more towards the «Pear».

I also sometimes have a slight tendency to project things onto women, which is something I'm working on.

Despite a slight tendency to meander in the second hour, this consistently funny farce never disappoints, dependably serving up big, insightful laughs that handily push past barriers more timid comedies would never consider broaching, thanks in large part to Lake Bell's inspired, off - the - wall writing.

Despite a slight tendency to meander in the second hour, this consistently funny farce never disappoints,

The picture looks fun even when it isn't, although a slight tendency towards overexposure is in evidence in the periodically flat blacks and blown - out whites.

Plus, the screenplay does have a slight tendency to drag at times.

Driven in anger, the newest Ferrari handles like a formula car, almost always perfectly neutral with a slight tendency toward oversteer.

However, it is worth pointing out that it's a $ 1,000 optional extra on most models (Nissan Sentras in SV spec only come with the automatic) and, as the transmission is a continuously variable one, or CVT (which basically means it doesn't have conventional gears), it does have a slight tendency of holding onto the revs where the engine starts to sound a bit strained.

A slight tendency to oversteer is required for proper corner execution.

When I got into Formula Ford, things improved considerably, but even my short - wheel - base Lola 204 had a slight tendency to oversteer in fast corners, so you had to stay alert.

Also, at high speeds, on an uneven surface, there's a fair bit of body movement with a slight tendency to pitch at the rear.

Featuring this superior system, BMW xDrive enhances driving stability also in dynamic bends by recognising even the slightest tendency to over - and understeer at an early point and taking appropriate counter-action right away.

That said, there is a level of finesse lurking underneath all that technology and other than a slight tendency to push the nose wide at the limit the Turbo can be driven with a fluidity that belies its dragster - like acceleration.

It works quite well with a slight tendency to position the Forte more to the center - right than the exact center of a lane.

Electronically controlled, variable power distribution to the front and rear axle prevents even the slightest tendency to over - or understeer right from the start, before DSC Dynamic Stability Control is even required to cut in.

Exposure is pretty good, though the camera has a slight tendency to overexpose when outdoors.

Unfortunately, this trait was not truly dominant, so there was quite a lot of inbreeding, and any cat who showed even the slightest tendency to be a Wirehair was used for breeding.

These results (although, with a very small sample size) would tend to show a little less prcision than this, a slight tendency to mix up closely related breeds and the less of the mix the dog is, the less precise the breed profile.

If your dog has even the slightest tendency towards destruction, your best bet is crate training.

It has been described as having a disposition «well nigh faultless, if a slight tendency to diminish the cat population is excepted.»

They do have a slight tendency to leap, so some caution is in order.

There is a slight tendency towards going overboard with the vamping of the interiors at Villa Bambuu Canggu.

Since then many politicians in the UK have a slight tendency to be artificially pessimistic before the election, because they hope it will encourage their supporters to make a bit of an effort.

Also, the strength of that response to El Nino decreases between those two times of the year, and I think our forecasts have shown a slight tendency toward this weakening.

As with Fahrenheit fractional distribution, this shows a slight tendency for more minima than maxima to be rounded to.0.

Overall, there are high chances for near - normal rains with a slight tendency to above normal over this region.

But we thought it speculative that allowing the plaintiff to wear a T - shirt that said «Be Happy, Not Gay» «would have even a slight tendency to provoke such incidents, or for that matter to poison the educational atmosphere.