inborn tendency
Example Sentences
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There is probably no inborn tendency whereby these responses of increased vigor and satisfaction are aroused in connection with any kind of activity.
From How to Teach by George Drayton Strayer
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
These are emotions common to all members of the human race, and their expression is an inborn tendency.
From The Science of Human Nature A Psychology for Beginners by William Henry Pyle
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
His youth showed again how much more inborn tendency has to do with one's life than any external forces—such as guardianship, means, and what we call education.
From Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z by Various
