predisposition

Example Sentences

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Among other factors, they’ve identified genetic anomalies that may produce a predisposition to the condition.

From Los Angeles Times

What we are seeing in the opposition to same-sex marriage is less about religious faith than cultural predispositions.

From Washington Post

There was nothing remarkable about her reaction — fainting is a potential side effect of any vaccine, even for people without a predisposition.

From New York Times

He felt his position in this family, whom he describes as having “probably a genetic predisposition for language,” was to hold all the voices with their differing perspectives in his mind, giving each equal weight.

From New York Times

He was baffled, he wrote, at how citing Hoover could imply a predisposition toward Communism.

From New York Times