they tended to evade public engagement
他们往往回避公众参与
The effect tended to be larger for larger firms.
这种效应在大公司中往往更为明显。
The study found that, among prosecuted firms, those with the most comprehensive CSR programmes tended to get more lenient penalties.
研究发现，在被起诉的公司中，那些拥有最全面的企业社会责任项目的公司往往获得更轻的处罚。
Because flammable material couldn't build up on the landscape, blazes tended to move slowly and peter out when they reached the footprints of previous burns.
由于可燃物无法在地表堆积，火灾往往蔓延缓慢，并在到达之前烧过的区域时逐渐减弱。
例句取自历年考研英语真题，翻译为机器生成，仅供学习参考。