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All else being equal, per capita incomes and productivity in countries with high proportions of elderly people tend to grow more slowly than in younger countries.在其他因素不变的情况下,老年人口占较高比例国家的人均收入和生产效率增长相对于年轻国家而言趋向于更为缓慢。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 01.11.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 01.11.2010
Like the rest of us, governments tend to focus their attention on a small number of planetary problems.各国政府如同普通人一样趋向于把精力集中在几个有限有关地球的问题上。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 15.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 15.01.2011
Fast-paced changes of identity caused by urbanization, the empowerment of women or exposure to foreign media tend to weaken traditional norms and social networks.因为城市化所带来的身份的快速变化、妇女权利的提高或者对外国媒体的开放都会弱化传统标准和社会网络。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 24.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 24.01.2011
a person charged and being a witness in pursuance of this section may be asked any question in cross- examination notwithstanding that it would tend to criminate him as to the offence charged;被控告的人而同时依据本条为证人者,在盘问中可被问及任何问题,即使该问题可能会倾向于导致他就被控告的罪行入罪;http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 06.11.2011http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 06.11.2011
Mayhew concluded that it is rather difficult to tell whether derivative markets worsen financial-market volatility, because their creation tends to come when existing financial markets already are more volatile, or can be predicted to become so.梅休的结论是:确定衍生品市场是否加剧了金融市场的动荡非常困难,因为金融衍生品市场本身就是在现有金融市场波动加剧、或预计有可能波动加剧的情况下才得以创立。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 26.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 26.01.2011
In practice, however, Western diplomacy tends to ignore Khamenei, who sabotages any effort to get around him as the final arbiter of Iranian policy.然而,在现实中,西方外交又常常忽视哈梅内依,这位会暗中破坏任何无视他作为伊朗政策终极裁定者身份的努力的领导人。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 24.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 24.01.2011
Emotionally, too, “Sarkozy the American, Sarkozy the doer,” who wants to be judged by his actions, tends to see himself as a Gallic incarnation of the American dream.从情感层面上来说也是一样,“萨尔科齐亲美派、萨尔科齐实干家,”他希望人们按照他所实行的政策来对他进行评价,并且愿意把自己看作美国梦在高卢的化 身。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 11.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 11.01.2011
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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 |