Sandy soils are prone to the leaching of nutrients and minerals and so tend to be nutritionally poor.

养分和矿物质容易从沙质土壤中流失，因此沙质土壤往往较为贫瘠。

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And as I've found over the years, manual processes are error prone and tend to be forgotten when the going gets rough.

正如我多年所观察到的，手工过程很容易出错，如果工作紧张，就会忘记自己正在做什么。

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These tend to be less efficient and more prone to fraud.

这样不仅效率不高，而且更易造成欺骗。

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Policy errors are partly to blame for Japan's plight, but the awkward fact is that post-bubble economies tend to be prone to deflation.

ECONOMIST: Deflation

There is some truth in this, but the awkward fact is that post-bubble economies tend to be deflation-prone.

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Financial spouses tend to be analytical and more prone to taking on risk, but financial planning and investing is not an exact science.

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