(1) The Government's race watchdog is investigating apparent racial bias against its own ethnic minority staff.

(2) At any rate, the shape of these stones is such that when delivered with a normal bowling action, they take bias ; that is, they take a curved path, particularly when the initial speed begins to slow down.

(3) Furthermore, the statistical bias varies with the filling factor.

(4) Very easy to hold and with a predictable line it is a match for any modern bias bowl.

(5) The subject coverage is comprehensive, but with a strong bias towards the arts.

(6) The bowls are not quite round. They are shaved on one side which gives them the bias .

(7) Bowling indoors is a completely different experience from outdoors and requires different characteristics in the bowls used, the artificial surface being very much faster and more prone to bias .

(8) At higher T, it takes less time for thermal fluctuations to induce rupture under an applied bias force.

(9) There was evidence of bias against foreign applicants

(10) This role is predominantly office based working within a team and has an strong bias towards industrial computing.

(11) A systematic bias in favor of the powerful

(12) There is a strong cultural bias against non-fiction.

(13) The experimental data suggest the opposite: increasing the applied voltage bias usually increases the duration of the current blockades.

(14) However, his own bias in favour of doctrinal studies hindered acceptance of his theories, and he died at too young an age to have had much impact.

(15) The same year that the shaping machine was invented - 1871 - the Company introduced the world's first testing table for bias of bowls.

(16) He did this with good policies, hard work and persistence and in spite of media bias in favour of his opponent.

(17) The case was dealt with by case workers outside the county so that there could be no inference of bias in favour of one party.

(18) The bias toward younger people in recruitment

(19) He worked on a variety of Greek topics, with a discernible bias toward philosophy

(20) This follows from the charges of, for example, bias in favour of panel members' departments and inconsistency across subject areas.