Politics being concerned with the power to govern there is a constant tendency, a need perhaps, for governments to seek an accretion of power.

The constant tendency throughout France has been to reduce the rate.

There has been a fairly constant tendency since 1962 for Bewick's Swans to appear earlier in winter, and in 1972 the Amberley flock started to arrive in late October.

However, this phone has proven to be very unreliable with a constant tendency to freeze when you are multi-tasking or try to read a message too quickly after reception.

As with many other languages with strong literary traditions, there was a more or less constant tendency toward the development of a neutral written form acceptable to the speakers of all dialects.

Mr. Rivette shows a constant tendency to move backward, to find the ultimate context, and that has often come close to a wish to include, or allude to, the way the whole enterprise is being filmed.

This may have been due to his constant tendency to try something new or different.

Osmosis leads to the red blood cell having a constant tendency to swell and burst.

Mr President, on the issue of fishing, there is a constant tendency in this Parliament to confuse privileges with conservation.

As politicians, we have a constant tendency, if we want to achieve something, to throw a new layer on top, additional regulation, an additional programme, an additional funding option.