(という)傾向が{ある/見られる}
Usage
This construction is used when someone or something has a tendency to do something. It is commonly used in written language and formal speech. という is optional.
Examples
日本の学生は高校まではよく勉強するが、大学にはったからはあまり勉強しない傾向がある。
In Japan students study a lot until high school, but when they enter a university they have the tendency to not study so much anymore.
日本人は自分の家族のことを誰かに話す時、あまりいいことを言わない傾向がある。
Japanese people have the tendency to not say so many good things, when someone talks about their own family.