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Larger savers tend to qualify for and want larger loans.Los ahorristas más importantes pueden, en general, solicitar préstamos más grandes y suelen reunir los requisitos.Robinson, Marguerite S.Robinson, Marguerite S.binson, Marguerite S.Robinson, Marguerite S© 1996, El Grupo Consultivo de Ayuda a la Población Pobrehttp://www.cgap.org 2/15/2012
Well, for convenience's sake, to postpone the inevitable, because human beings tend to leave their fate in the hands of others.Pues por comodidad, por dilatar el momento, porque el ser humano tiende a dejar en manos de otro su responsabilidad.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Banks tend to copy closely the techniques that have been proven in their immediate environment.Los bancos tienden a copiar muy estrechamente las técnicas que han sido comprobados en su entorno inmediato.Peck Christen, Robert,Cook, TamaraPeck Christen, Robert,Cook, Tamarack Christen, Robert,Cook, TamaraPeck Christen, Robert,Cook, Tamar© 2012 CGAPhttp://www.cgap.org 2/15/2012ck Christen, Robert,Cook, TamaraPeck Christen, Robert,Cook, Tamar© 2012 CGAPhttp://www.cgap.org 2/15/2012
With full respect to the particular nature of each system, the controls must tend to become integrated with the cooperation strategies, strengthening the elements that may favour this.Con pleno respeto a las particularidades de cada sistema, los controles han de tender a integrarse en las estrategias de la cooperación, fortaleciéndose los elementos que puedan favorecerla.http://www.eurosai.org/ 2/3/2012http://www.eurosai.org/ 2/3/2012
He walked in wider and wider circles and sometimes he would step off the path onto the grass, grass that was sickly from having been trampled so often and that the gardeners probably didn't even tend anymore.Caminaba en círculos cada vez más grandes y a veces se salía de la senda y pisaba la hierba, una hierba enferma de tanto ser pisoteada y que los jardineros ya ni debían de cuidar.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
Being shy, they tend to hug the horizon rather than shooting overhead where most cameras are aimed."Son tímidos, y tienden a irse hacia el horizonte, en vez de pasar por arriba, hacia donde la mayoría de las cámaras apuntan".http://science.nasa.gov/ 11.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 11.07.2011
Following on the Education and Training Act 1979 (Act 90 of 1979), the Educational Institutions Emergency Regulations tend to widen the means of control for the Director-General of Education and Training.Al igual que la Ley de Educación y Formación de 1979 (Ley 90 de 1579), el reglamento de excepción aplicable a las instituciones docentes tiende a ampliar los a»dios de control del Director General de Educación y Formación.© 2010 Naciones Unidashttp://www.un.org/ 3/10/2011© United Nations 2010http://www.un.org/ 3/10/2011
The idea is that a variable that is extreme on its first measurement will tend to draw closer to the average (or mean) in later measurements.La idea es que una variable que es extrema en su primera medida tenderá a acercarse al promedio (o a la media) en las siguientes medidas.Westley, Glenn D.,Palomas, Xavier MartínWestley, Glenn D.,Palomas, Xavier Martínstley, Glenn D.,Palomas, Xavier MartínWestley, Glenn D.,Palomas, Xavier Martí© CGAP, 2010http://www.cgap.org 2/15/2012stley, Glenn D.,Palomas, Xavier MartínWestley, Glenn D.,Palomas, Xavier Martí© CGAP, 2010http://www.cgap.org 2/15/2012
As I say, the happiness with which the pleasure-seekers gathering on this pier greeted this small event would tend to vouch for the correctness of my companion's words; for a great many people, the evening is the most enjoyable part of the day.Como he dicho, la alegría con que han recibido este pequeño acontecimiento todos estos azotacalles que andan por el paseo, me parece que corrobora las palabras de mi interlocutor. Mucha gente prefiere la noche al día.Ishiguro, Kadzuo / The Remains of the DayIshiguro, Kadzuo / Los Restos Del DiaLos Restos Del DiaIshiguro, KadzuoThe Remains of the DayIshiguro, Kadzuo© 1989 by Kazuo Ishiguro
In general, clients tend to use informal sources of credit more often than MFI credit to cope with losses following a shock.En general, los clientes tienden a utilizar el crédito del sector informal más que el de las IMF cuando han sufrido pérdidas como consecuencia de una crisis.© 1996, El Grupo Consultivo de Ayuda a la Población Pobrehttp://www.cgap.org 1/25/2012© 2012 CGAP: Consultative Group to Assist the Poorhttp://www.cgap.org 1/25/2012
The major reason for this preference is that the increased variability which would inevitably result from non-fasting, would tend to mask more subtle effects and make interpretation difficult.La razón principal es que el aumento de la variabilidad que provocaría necesariamente la toma de alimentos podría enmascarar efectos más sutiles y dificultar la interpretación.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
Bugs tend to accumulate on a car's front windshield.Los insectos tienden a acumularse en el parabrisas de un coche.http://science.nasa.gov/ 11.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 11.07.2011
He told his colleagues that the cylindrical portals tend to form above Earth's equator and then roll over Earth's winter pole.Raeder dijo a sus colegas que los portales cilíndricos tienden a formarse sobre el ecuador de la Tierra y después a desplazarse hacia el polo invernal de nuestro planeta.http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011
If many institutions are unconnected or little connected, the network is weak and lacks cohesion. Subclusters tend to appear.Si hay muchas instituciones desconectadas o poco conectadas, la red está poco estructurada y cohesionada, y tienden a aparecer subgrupos.© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica
The state of immunosuppression of the subject is the main factor in the clinical presentation, so that patients with greater immunosuppression tend most often to have the extrapulmonary form which is, above all, scattered.El estado de inmuno- supresión del sujeto es el principal condicionante de la presentación clínica, de modo que los pacientes con mayor inmuno- depresión tienden a presentar con mayor frecuencia formas extrapulmonares y, sobre todo, diseminadas.© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica
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tend
verb
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Past | tended |
Imperative | tend |
Present Participle (Participle I) | tending |
Past Participle (Participle II) | tended |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I tend | we tend |
you tend | you tend |
he/she/it tends | they tend |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am tending | we are tending |
you are tending | you are tending |
he/she/it is tending | they are tending |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have tended | we have tended |
you have tended | you have tended |
he/she/it has tended | they have tended |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been tending | we have been tending |
you have been tending | you have been tending |
he/she/it has been tending | they have been tending |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I tended | we tended |
you tended | you tended |
he/she/it tended | they tended |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was tending | we were tending |
you were tending | you were tending |
he/she/it was tending | they were tending |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had tended | we had tended |
you had tended | you had tended |
he/she/it had tended | they had tended |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been tending | we had been tending |
you had been tending | you had been tending |
he/she/it had been tending | they had been tending |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will tend | we shall/will tend |
you will tend | you will tend |
he/she/it will tend | they will tend |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be tending | we shall/will be tending |
you will be tending | you will be tending |
he/she/it will be tending | they will be tending |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have tended | we shall/will have tended |
you will have tended | you will have tended |
he/she/it will have tended | they will have tended |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been tending | we shall/will have been tending |
you will have been tending | you will have been tending |
he/she/it will have been tending | they will have been tending |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would tend | we should/would tend |
you would tend | you would tend |
he/she/it would tend | they would tend |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be tending | we should/would be tending |
you would be tending | you would be tending |
he/she/it would be tending | they would be tending |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have tended | we should/would have tended |
you would have tended | you would have tended |
he/she/it would have tended | they would have tended |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been tending | we should/would have been tending |
you would have been tending | you would have been tending |
he/she/it would have been tending | they would have been tending |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am tended | we are tended |
you are tended | you are tended |
he/she/it is tended | they are tended |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being tended | we are being tended |
you are being tended | you are being tended |
he/she/it is being tended | they are being tended |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been tended | we have been tended |
you have been tended | you have been tended |
he/she/it has been tended | they have been tended |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was tended | we were tended |
you were tended | you were tended |
he/she/it was tended | they were tended |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being tended | we were being tended |
you were being tended | you were being tended |
he/she/it was being tended | they were being tended |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been tended | we had been tended |
you had been tended | you had been tended |
he/she/it had been tended | they had been tended |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be tended | we shall/will be tended |
you will be tended | you will be tended |
he/she/it will be tended | they will be tended |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been tended | we shall/will have been tended |
you will have been tended | you will have been tended |
he/she/it will have been tended | they will have been tended |