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The great size and depth of Lake Superior may also tend to moderate the warming along the shoreline expected under climate change.La grande taille et la profondeur du lac Supérieur peuvent également contribuer à ralentir le réchauffement climatique le long du littoral.http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/26/2012http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/26/2012
Concentrations less than unity (1.0) have negative logarithms and tend to be disorienting.Les concentrations inférieures à l'unité (1,0) ont un logarithme négatif, ce qui risque de porter à confusion.© Sa Majeste la Reine du chef du Canada (Environnement Canada) 2005http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/7/2012© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada (Environment Canada) 2005http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/7/2012
He remembered this carriage as a rare and unique work of art, an ideal towards which his aspirations should tend.Cette calèche resta dans son esprit comme un objet d’art rare et unique, comme un idéal vers lequel tendirent ses aspirations d’ouvrier.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Also, as previously seen, cardiovascular conditions tend to be more severe for men than for women.De même, comme on l'a mentionné précédemment, les hommes ont tendance à développer des troubles cardiovasculaires plus graves que les femmes.© 1996-2010, Institut canadien d'information sur la santé (ICIS)https://secure.cihi.ca/ 27.02.2011© 1996-2010, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).https://secure.cihi.ca/ 27.02.2011
The off-road programs tend to certify/label the engine only, and there are no labelling programs specific to the entire portable gen-set unit in the U.S.Les programmes d'étiquetage des produits hors route ont tendance à s'appliquer aux moteurs seulement et il n'existe pas de programmes d'étiquetage s'appliquant aux groupes électrogènes portatifs dans leur totalité, aux E.-U.http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/10/2012http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/10/2012
Inorganic arsenic levels in rice-based foods tend to be lower than those in the raw grain, the reduction depending on the commodity, level of contamination and processing method.Les niveaux d'arsenic inorganique dans les aliments à base de riz tendent à être plus bas que ceux dans le grain brut, la réduction dépendant du produit alimentaire, du niveau de contamination et de la méthode de transformation.© FAO, 2011ftp://ftp.fao.org/ 07.10.2011© FAO, 2011ftp://ftp.fao.org/ 07.10.2011
We also expect that the condensations tend to merge into more massive structures, which will either collapse or he fragmented and destroyed.On observe par ailleurs que les condensations tendent à fusionner pour former des structures plus massives, qui soit s'effondreront, soit seront ultérieurement fragmentées ou détruites.Lequeux, James / The Interstellar MediumLequeux, James / Le milieu interstellaireLe milieu interstellaireLequeux, James© 2002, EDP Sciences/CNRS EditionsThe Interstellar MediumLequeux, James© 2002, EDP Sciences/CNRS Editions, Paris, France© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005
Commercial programs tend to be written for application in current personal computers.Les programmes commerciaux tendent à être rédigés pour une application dans les ordinateurs personnels actuellement utilisés.© Sa Majeste la Reine du chef du Canada (Environnement Canada) 2005http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/7/2012© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada (Environment Canada) 2005http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/7/2012
The efforts of every intelligent man tend in the same direction, and every strong will is harnessed to the same principle: Be good, be young, be true!Les efforts de tous les hommes intelligents tendent au même but, et toutes les grandes volontés s'attellent au même principe: soyons bons, soyons jeunes, soyons vrais!Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux CameliasLa Dame aux CameliasDumas fils, AlexandreCamilleDumas fils, Alexandre© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
To this end, she reasoned that the economic well-being of children cannot be separated from that of the parent with whom they live because households tend to function as integrated economic and social units.Selon son raisonnement, il s'ensuit que le bien-être économique des enfants ne peut être dissocié de celui du parent avec lequel ils vivent parce que les ménages fonctionnent en général comme des unités économiques et sociales intégrées.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 07.12.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 07.12.2011
Companies that invest time and effort in planning a sale and anticipating the needs of potential purchasers tend to realize a higher value for their divestments.Les sociétés qui investissent temps et efforts pour planifier une vente et anticiper les besoins des acheteurs éventuels tendent à réaliser une valeur supérieure pour leurs désinvestissements.
Most of the grounds enumerated under s. 15(1) tend to be characteristics that our society has deemed to be irrelevant to one's abilities.La plupart des motifs énumérés au par. 15(1) sont des caractéristiques qui, dans notre société, sont réputées « non pertinentes » quant aux aptitudes d'une personne.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 01.12.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 01.12.2011
If this were so, it would tend to make the inclusion of s. 24(2) of the Charter superfluous.S'il en était ainsi, cela tendrait à rendre superflue l'inclusion du par. 24(2) de la Charte.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 04.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 04.11.2011
On the contrary, the grief and humiliation of defeat would tend, as they did then, to revive and stimulate the patriotic feelings of the Germans.Au contraire, la douleur et l'humiliation de la défaite agiraient, comme elles agirent alors, pour raviver et stimuler les sentiments patriotiques des Allemands.Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneEnseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneLe Bon, Gustave© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Hence, errors created throughout the reporting period by mislocation of fires tend to cumulate, and corrections produce larger changes in recent-year estimates.Par conséquent, les erreurs créées tout au long de la période de déclaration par la localisation erronée des feux tendent à se cumuler et les corrections produisent des changements plus marqués dans les estimations des années récentes.© Sa Majesté la Reine du chef du Canada (Environnement Canada) 2005http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/5/2012© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada (Environment Canada) 2005http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/5/2012
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tend
verb
Basic forms | |
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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 |