inborn tendency
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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 Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
There is probably no inborn tendency whereby these responses of increased vigor and satisfaction are aroused in connection with any kind of activity.
From How to Teach by Strayer, George Drayton
At last she felt his inborn tendency; the early religious background which influenced his temperament.
From The Higher Court by Daggett, Mary Stewart
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 Walton, George Lincoln
Bullying as an original tendency seems to add nothing to the possibilities of development, but every other inborn tendency has its value.
From How to Teach by Strayer, George Drayton
