inborn tendency
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At last she felt his inborn tendency; the early religious background which influenced his temperament.
From The Higher Court by Mary Stewart Daggett
But it suffered from an inborn tendency to exuberance which the long 464 practice of oratory had confirmed.
From Studies in Contemporary Biography by James Bryce, Viscount Bryce
But he suffered--had always suffered--from the jealous reserve which underlay her charm, her inborn tendency to secretiveness and intrigue.
From Lady Rose's Daughter by Mrs. Humphry Ward
I know it is with certain human beings as with horses, some trick of the blood they have, some inborn tendency; the more their wants are satisfied, the more their wantonness will out.
From Hiero by Henry Graham Dakyns
Betty's case furnishes an illustration of an inborn tendency, fostered neither by precept nor example, persistently to attempt the impossible, and to fret and fume when forced to discontinue.
From Why Worry? by George Lincoln Walton
