Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.
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Inclinations
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decisiondeclensiondeclinationdefluxiondelightdescendingdescensiondescentdesiredeterminationdevicediathesisdipdipping the colorsdirectiondirection linediscretiondiscriminationdispositiondown
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downbenddowncomedowncurvedownfalldownflowdowngradedownpourdownrushdowntrenddownturndownward trenddriftdropdroppingdrutherseagernesseasy slopeeccentricityenthusiasmfallfallingfancyfascinationfavorfavoritismfeeling forfelicityfervorflairfleamfondnessforejudgmentfree choicefree willgenius forgentle slopegenuflectiongiftgift forglacisgradegradientgraingravitationhabithanging gardensheadingheartheliclinehelmsmanshiphillsidehomageidealidiosyncrasyimpulseinclination of orbitinclined planeincliningindividualisminequalityinnate aptitudeinstinctintentintentioninterestinvolvementjaundicejaundiced eyekidneykneeling
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kowtowlaunching ramplayleanleaningleaning towerliabilitylielikinglineline of directionline of marchlistlonginglovelurchlustmakemakeupmaking a leg
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mental setmentalitymettlemindmind-setmoldmoodmouldmouldermouldymutual affinitymutual attractionnaturenavigationnepotismnodnoddingnotionobeisanceobjectiveobsequiousnessone-sidednessorientationparti prispartialismpartialityparticular choicepartisanismpartisanshippassionpersonal choicepilotingpitchpleasureplummetingpointpositionpouncepreconceptionpredilectionpredispositionpreferential treatmentprejudgmentprejudiceprepossessionpresenting armsprobabilityproclivitypronenesspropensityprostrationquarterrakeramprangerapidsreadinessresolutionreverencerunsalaamsalutationsalutescarpscrapesensitivity tosentimentservilitysetsexual desireshelving beachsideslantslopesoft spotspiritstampstanding at attentionsteep slopesteeragesteeringstiff climbstomachstoopstrainstreakstripestylesubmissionsubmissivenesssusceptibilityswagswayswoopsympathytalenttalustastetempertemperamenttenorthingtiltingtiptower of pisatracktrendtropismturnturn forturn of mindtwisttypeundetachmentundispassionatenessunneutralityvelleityvolitionwarpwaterfallwayweaknesswhimwhimsywillwill powerwillingnesswishzeal
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Chechens have inclinations towards independence.
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Rather than be reach and submit to others, I would be poor and follow my own inclinations.
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It was even whispered about the Court that the Queen had Ogreish inclinations, and that, whenever she saw little children passing by, she had all the difficulty in the world to prevent herself from falling upon them.
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