So this tendency towards order is not always a good thing.

Okay, this tendency we have, this seemingly natural tendency we have, towards isolation, towards keeping to ourselves, crashes head first into our modern world.

But there is a countervailing force in the universe the tendency towards spontaneous order. And so that's our theme.

Now, that might seem a bit whimsical, but this pervasiveness of this tendency towards spontaneous order sometimes has unexpected consequences.

Particularly disturbing is the apparent failure to break the tendency towards retributive violence, so that even one incident carries with it the risk of escalation.

So, you know, when a school bus is blown up and we've never seen this before, our general tendency is to orient towards that which is new and novel is activated.

Like, we have a tendency to see faces.

We believe, however, that there is a growing trend towards the politicization of human rights within the United Nations and a tendency for certain Governments to take a selective approach in dealing with human rights situations.

But complacency does have a tendency to breed contempt.

One of the dangers of globalization is a tendency towards homogenization and the imposition of the cultural norms and standards of the strong, who have power and influence over those who are weak.

Over the last decade, the tendency towards opening further positions to women in the IDF has continued, leading to a growing number of female soldiers assigned to quality jobs and a smaller number to clerical positions.

Second, all the individuals have a tendency to line up.

He didn't overpower it like they have a tendency to do.

It seems to me that she has a tendency to exaggerate.

This has a tendency to restrain innovation in the public sector sphere.

Now we have the reverse tendency.

All across the globe, you have this tendency of men wanting a certificate.

And I think we have a tendency to make each other feel guilty.

There is a tendency for people to think that hang gliding is dangerous.

The state and other external actors have a tendency to retain meaningful power.

The average premium costs per participant vary among different insurance plans and between the costs experienced at New York, Geneva and Vienna, but a tendency towards an increase in average costs is clearly demonstrated with respect to all insurance plans.

The little one had a tendency to try to run off the track and that's a problem.

The tendency to mainstream Western standards is becoming clear.

The same tendency can also be noted among mothers.

There is a tendency in some media to generalize and misrepresent every incident involving Kosovo Serbs.

There is a growing tendency for Courts to rule upon compensation for the victims of trafficking.

There is a growing tendency of courts to rule upon compensation for the victims of trafficking.

Furthermore, the specialist literature on human rights has a tendency to neglect the more technical problems.

It's a deep tendency toward order in nature that opposes what we've all been taught about entropy.

The rate of fertility in 2001 amounted to 40,1 and continues to have a constant decreasing tendency.

There is a tendency to focus on things that are easier to measure, like economic growth statistics.

The tendency to use police powers in dealing with political opposition is also a cause for concern.

So for example, take risk taking. We know that adolescents have a tendency to take risks. They do.

There is a tendency to focus on continuing education as an alternative in the area of indigenous education.

For instance there is a tendency not to pursue cases of domestic violence, unless these are very serious.

Big corporations have an in built tendency to reinforce past success.

A growing tendency is for organized criminal groups to resort to kidnapping as a method of accumulating capital or collecting debts.

Thirdly, there is a pervasive tendency by institutions and Governments to accord marginal importance to youth organizations and issues.

The introduction of conditionalities into the system through the control of the purse is a very troubling and regrettable tendency.

There has been a recent reversal in the long standing tendency to place all protected areas under highly centralized management.

It was noted that the judiciary was not independent and that local officials had a tendency to interfere with legal matters.

In paragraph 16 of its report, the Commission complained that the media had a tendency to continuously publish rumours and speculation.

There was also a tendency to consider economic outcomes to the exclusion of social development issues, including those concerning the poor.

Most economic frameworks are among Asians only, but an American initiative could trump them and ensure that the region remains open and engaged with the US. It could also help lessen the tendency of some governments to gravitate ever closer towards the booming Chinese economy.

But I must quickly add that this tendency to see a story as more than a story does not solely come from the West.