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As a result, any sequence that contained a poly(T) tract tended to resemble the plant sequences.
6 years and, based on mean body mass index, participants tended to be overweight.
Revived fantasy has tended in one direction only, which means that lately, there's been more than enough black leather, harsh metal, and shaved hair.
Worse, FDR "tended to give Stalin what he wished, thus making possible the immense satellite empire of Communist totalitarian states in eastern Europe."
Or they tacked on the first name of his father or grandfather, who himself, reflecting Italy's tangled history, tended to be called by some version of a Latin, ancient Germanic, saint's, or Old Testament name: Giovanni Fabrizio derived his surname from Fabricius, Giovanni Alighieri from Aldiger, Giovanni Ciccarelli from Francis , and Giovanni Giacobazzi from Jacob .