inborn tendency
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In fact, Professor Cook has recently suggested that the inborn tendency to variation is sufficient in itself to account for evolution, this tendency being either repressed or stimulated as external conditions are stable or variable.
From Animals of the Past by Frederic A. Lucas
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
An inborn tendency to scepticism did not prevent him from yielding to an influence which originally was farther removed from the inclinations of his soul than the vulgar bustle of everyday life.
From The Goose Man by Allen Wilson Porterfield
I know it is with certain human beings as with horses, some trick of the blood they have, some inborn tendency; the more their wants are satisfied, the more their wantonness will out.
From Hiero by Henry Graham Dakyns
Bullying as an original tendency seems to add nothing to the possibilities of development, but every other inborn tendency has its value.
From How to Teach by George Drayton Strayer
