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“We found that women in households tend to make most of the healthcare decisions for the house,” he said.

"It's a generational thing – if families are out of work they tend to bring up their children to exist on the benefits system," she said.

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"He didn't write as often as I would like. He would tend to write during winter evenings. In the summer evenings he preferred gardening," he said.

From BBC

Subtle genetic differences not linked to a high risk of blood cancer were present in more of the frequent-donor group - but because healthier people tend to give blood, this skews the picture.

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We’ve long known that to be true about romantic pairings, but folks tend to be quieter about cutting off contact with companions with whom you’re otherwise compatible after a miserable trip.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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