Collocations for tendency - noun

clear, great, marked, strong | slight | greater, growing, increasing
There''s a growing tendency for women to marry later.

broad, common, general | in-built, inherent, innate, natural, underlying | alarming, dangerous, unfortunate, worrying
The later model has an unfortunate tendency to collapse after a few weeks'' use.

contradictory | centrifugal
The civil war reinforced the centrifugal tendencies at work within the economy.

aggressive, homicidal, suicidal, violent | artistic, criminal, etc.
He displayed artistic tendencies at an early age.

homosexual, lesbian

have | display, reveal, show | reinforce | curb, reduce

~ among
a worrying tendency among the abused to become abusers

~ for
There is a tendency for farm sizes to increase.

~ on the part of
The tendency on the part of the children is to blame their parents for everything.

~ towards
Industry showed a tendency towards increasingly centralized administration.