Women are less inclined to put up with abusive husbands when they can easily find jobs.
And in cold weather people are less inclined to buy summer fruits like strawberries and raspberries.
Mortgage holders will be less inclined to default since their houses are now appreciating assets.
Republicans and Democrats are more ideologically divided, and less inclined to make pragmatic concessions.
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Now, when fears of jobs losses are rife, they are even less inclined to splash out.
The surprising German uptick in 2010 has made that nation less inclined politically to an all-in reflation.
Zaak was not a rebel by nature, was less inclined to act as wild as she would.
They are less inclined than youngsters to spend a high proportion of their disposable income on clothes.
But it means the final line-up is being seen as relatively conservative, and less inclined towards change.
Joining a large bank doesn't appear to have made Mr. Buiter any less inclined to stir the pot.
He has also said he has become less inclined to play with pain.
They are also less inclined to act in ways that benefit themselves personally at the expense of the organization.
Say the heating system breaks: An absent leaseholder may be less inclined to hound the landlord to fix it.
Republicans hope that federal courts will be less inclined to accept less meritorious cases and will award reduced payouts.
Schroder is not weighed down by Kohl's wartime memories and is less inclined to make concessions to the French leader.
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Mr Obama these days seems far less inclined to meddle in the details than he did before the last election.
The set of participants with full bladders were less inclined to opt for the impulsive choice to take the money now.
If you take out that source of bad behavior (and of threat of like) then people are less inclined to nastiness.
I'm even less inclined to predict the future direction of commodity prices than I am the direction of the stock market.
Companies will be less inclined to make payoffs if their bottom line does not depend on state-mandated regulations, loans and projects.
And once it becomes that way, the half that have been showing up will be less and less inclined to bother.
While the higher-ed tax credits and deductions might make middle-income families less inclined to grumble during tax season, their cost is huge.
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Though the opposition has seized on these claims, most Argentines are less inclined to blame the president than his subordinates for security failures.
The Treasury may be less inclined to force the issue, having recouped more of its outlays from the Troubled Asset Relief Programme than expected.
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In the financial crisis, defendants were less inclined to settle and dragged out negotiations, increasing the risk of the portfolio and driving down returns.
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In particular, advocates less inclined to pitch another battle similar to the cap-and-trade debate are most interested in implementing climate policy through regulatory actions.
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If people know that they will be hit with massive tax rises in a couple of years, they're less inclined to spend more now.
If a CEO can hear staffers' every cough, let alone their birthday calls from friends, all parties are less inclined to engage in unprofessional behavior.
With Arafat and his galvanising effect gone for ever, the evolving Palestinian leadership would be less able and probably less inclined to confront Hamas head-on.
But some Italian bankers are worried that foreign banks would be less inclined than domestic ones to lend to Italy's vast number of small companies.
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