They also had a widespread tendency towards obesity.

Another hazard is the widespread tendency to mix two or three drugs at one time.

The survey noted a widespread tendency in most of industry to treat pollution control expenditures as non-recoverable investments.

It also highlights the negative consequences of a widespread tendency among Indians to favour fair skin against dark, especially when choosing brides for their families.

The zooming effect of "The Lawrence Tree" is related to the widespread tendency of modernist photographers to take extreme close-ups.

Finally, there was a widespread tendency to correlate lavish and self-indulgent expenditures with uneconomical use of personal or family fortunes.

A widespread tendency to level the contrast between was and were (sometimes to I were, he were, more often to we was, you was).

(Eric Dolphy and Andrew Hill were two well-known examples, but from 1961 to 1965 this was a widespread tendency.)

And that injustice is compounded by the widespread tendency to assign blame to victims.

His report referred to "the widespread tendency of staff, even in key positions, to shun responsibility and accountability."