They also have an annoying tendency to leave the safety of home in search of adventure.

"What is this annoying tendency of scientists to be so damned literal?"

This is a great help, as the system has an annoying tendency to wander down infinite chains of inductive proofs.

The sound quality is appalling and the tapes had an annoying tendency to get chewed up.

These capstans had an annoying tendency to crush your fingers against the drum and were neither particularly stable nor hard wearing.

Because you leave a loose end hanging around, the sucker has an annoying tendency to unravel.

The sheet feeder has an annoying tendency to skew the paper away from the perpendicular.

Also, the paper negative process, though it had the advantage of making multiple prints, had an annoying tendency to fade.

He also displays an annoying tendency to see everything in stark, Manichaean terms.

Rock stars had an annoying tendency to hog the spotlight and, worse, sometimes they even insulted their sponsors from the stage.