"And what incentive programs do is make it more favorable for you to overcome that tendency to procrastinate doing something now."

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

Analysts say it was an example of Mr.Saakashvili's erratic tendency to act quickly, without considering the consequences.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01

But Fraser says information technology specialists may have a tendency to focus on the technology and not see things from the user's point of view.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

Cargill says the British media has a tendency to focus on personal matters.

VOA: standard.2010.03.03

"There is a tendency - when it comes to changing behavior in realms where behavior change is difficult - to always favor putting it off until the future."

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

He says many don't even have the active ingredients in them. There is a tendency to treat all fevers as malaria in West Africa,and resistance to otherwise effective treatments, like cloroquine, has become a problem.

VOA: standard.2009.04.25

"It's physiological and it's emotional." "Physiologically,we have a tendency when we come into a situation that seems dangerous we get a lot of chemicals flowing through our bodies to help us stay alert, to be able to act if we need to act.

VOA: standard.2010.07.01