pre-disposed

If I were try to conceive of a mental difference, I would think that Caucasians are pre-disposed to have a higher genetic incidence of schizophrenia, depression, and other mental disorders.

The Volokh Conspiracy » 3. The Practical Costs of Condemning Openness to Distressing Answers on Factual Questions 2010

You could put any program in that blank and get about the same answers from a lot of people who are either uninformed about that program or who are politically pre-disposed to not support it.

Is Space Exploration Worth Funding? - NASA Watch 2009

Especially since you have nothing in your medical background or family history that would suggest you would be pre-disposed to cancer.

Old Black Chris Okum 2011

These would be the denominations of Christianity most pre-disposed to vitriolic intolerance.

Think Progress » ‘Jihad Jane’ Undermines Right-Wing Calls For Profiling Based On The Myth That All Terrorists ‘Look Alike’ 2010

I don't know much about Bolden, but I hope whoever gets the NASA Administrator job isn't a weak fiscal manager pre-disposed to stay the course on NASA's Constellation program.

Bill Nelson Continues To Block NASA Administrator Nominees - NASA Watch 2009

Amidhan says that although the killing of bin Laden might incite those already pre-disposed to hate America, it will have little negative effect on the vast majority of the country.

Indonesian Fundamentalist Group Holds Prayer Service for Osama bin Laden 2011

Forcing a doctrine of sin and damnation, combined with mandatory celibacy, is bound to create psychological anguish in the population pre-disposed to these tendencies.

Think Progress » Catholic League: Church Abuse Scandal Is A Crisis Of ‘Homosexuality,’ Not ‘Pedophilia’ 2010

The survey done with Estates Gazette was website-hosted – which may immediately have captured a sample of people pre-disposed to use websites and happy to answer online surveys – and attracted 113 responses in 48 hours (adding to the self-selecting unrepresentative sample, this is not enough to be able to draw statistically significant conclusions).

Twitter? not in my Remit « pwcom 2.0 2009

Amidhan says that although the killing of bin Laden might incite those already pre-disposed to hate America, it will have little negative effect on the vast majority of the country.

Indonesian Fundamentalist Group Holds Prayer Service for Osama bin Laden 2011

That is just more of your pre-disposed bias to find a “story.”

Lettie Teague in WSJ: "alcohol delivers flavors" | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010