Be held
Tend and be held are semantically related. in examine visually topic. In some cases you can use "Tend" instead a verb phrase "Be held".
Tend
Tend verb - To show a liking or proneness (for something).
Both terms in one sentence
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Mentors who become parental figures will also tend to pass on their life story, although karma rather than genetics will be held responsible for the resulting deja vu.
Source: Generation Xerox - So he presumably can't be held responsible for what he does, and the other characters just tend to see it as Exit, Pursued by a Bear.
Source: Karma Houdini / Comic Books -
Hence, weapons like swords tend to either be held straight up, or are lowered down and flush with the body.
Source: Stab the Sky
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