inborn tendency
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From the foregoing paragraph, the logical conclusion would be that there is no instinct or inborn tendency that is primarily and distinctly moral as over against those that are social.
From How to Teach by George Drayton Strayer
The neuropath is the individual with an inborn tendency to the neurosis.
From Applied Psychology for Nurses by Mary F. Porter
She has all her life been intensely religious, with a strong leaning toward pietism, and illness has still further developed this inborn tendency.
From Norwegian Life by Ethlyn T. Clough
But he suffered--had always suffered--from the jealous reserve which underlay her charm, her inborn tendency to secretiveness and intrigue.
From Lady Rose's Daughter by Mrs. Humphry Ward
But it suffered from an inborn tendency to exuberance which the long 464 practice of oratory had confirmed.
From Studies in Contemporary Biography by James Bryce, Viscount Bryce
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