Historically, the courts have tended to win those fights.

If it was a first offense courts tended to be lenient.

Yet on the whole relations between the two courts tended to be cordial.

Until recently, courts have tended to uphold these restrictions on residency.

The courts, paid by local governments, tend to favor authority.

The responding court, with only one side represented tended to benefit the obligor.

Now "the court tends to be rather more cautious than it was," he said.

Throughout history, the court has tended to challenge the president only when it knows that the public will support its intervention.

Additionally, the courts tend to favor mothers when determining custody.

The study also said the courts tend to place women on probation longer than men convicted of similar crimes.