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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And their education and trailing had predisposed them to hard work.
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Diabetes predisposes the patient to fungus or other opportunistic infections involving the intracranial contents.
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I was predisposed not to like him; maybe he sensed this.
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It has been suggested that emergency colectomy and postoperative sepsis may predispose to the development of pouchitis.
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Seligman has also suggested that a maladaptive style of thinking can be learned which predisposes a person to depression.
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Some genetic disorders predispose individuals to the toxic effects of substances found in the workplace or environment.
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The twentysomethings of the X generation may be more predisposed to quitting a job and drifting.
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Tricyclic antidepressants and phenothiazines may precipitate seizures in an occasional patient who has predisposing risk factors for epilepsy.