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lean toward

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s common practice to lean toward a language that is very similar to your native tongue Languages that share similar words, similar sentence structures and similar conjugations to any language that you are already fluent in will most likely be all the easier for you to pick up quickly If you are contemplating taking on a second language, it?
Mimicking the natural phenomenon of phototropism - the process by which plants produce more growth hormone on the dark side of the stem to make the flower grow towards the light - the northerly elevation has been elongated, causing the whole form to lean toward the light, bending and stretching upwards and outwards in a southerly direction.
That editorial stance could clash with those of China Times Group's outlets, which typically lean toward the positions of the ruling Nationalist Party (KMT), a China-friendly party that espouses eventual unification with the mainland.
 
 
 
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