Example sentences of "can [be] trace [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason for this can be traced historically to the fact that research on creativity in academic psychology has formed a quite separate strand of enquiry from that originating in the early pathographic analyses carried out by medical writers . |
| 2 | And on the ridge of this endless mountain chain runs this strange chasm , for the most part almost 7,000 feet deep , which can be traced right along the backbone . |
| 3 | To Sulentic 's surprise , he has also found that the connection can be traced right into the central nucleus of NGC 43 19 — very much as we might expect if , as Arp has often suggested , high redshift objects are somehow shot out from the centres of otherwise normal galaxies . |
| 4 | Conceptual arguments in favour of employment deconcentration can be traced originally to the need to decant industry from over-congested conurbations to adjacent market towns ( Woods , 1968 ) and then to an acceptance that the extreme population concentrations of older industrial societies was neither economically necessary or inevitable ( Commins , 1978 ) . |
| 5 | In the penny oracles of the press , however , there were bolder accusations as when The Daily Graphic ( 16 November 1900 ) confidently asserted that ‘ the pistol is the ideal weapon of the Hooligan … his love for it can be traced directly to the influence of the ‘ penny dreadfuls ' ’ ’ . |
| 6 | The next portion ( 11–14 ) can be traced directly to the lecture " Socrates and Tragedy " ( February 1870 ) , but the rest of the book ( 15–25 ) is a less tidy amalgam . |
| 7 | To expect a full grammatical statement of BSL after a research history which can be traced only to the mid-70s , would have been optimistic in the extreme . |
| 8 | Belief in the power of such plants can be traced back to the time of the Druids ; it was certainly part of the belief system of the Celtic peoples , and although it may not be voiced so explicitly as it once was , yet the custom of planting and preserving this special tree is still continued by some people . |
| 9 | On active citizenship Labour has had little to say , although Labour spokespersons haves given support to the general idea of civic responsibility and the encouragement of a sense of community , which can be traced back to the nineteenth century traditions of civic virtue and community solidarity which are strong in the Labour party . |
| 10 | In particular , the origin of the problem of the dating of Easter can be traced back to the Babylonians . |
| 11 | The idea of a primeval golden age can be traced back to the Sumerians ( c.2000 BC ) . |
| 12 | The germ of this idea can be traced back to the sophist Antiphon ( c.480–411 BC ) , one of whose fragments contains the earliest Greek definition of time . |
| 13 | The founding father of modern Mithraic studies , Franz Cumont , showed that Roman Mithraism was a continuation of the Iranian religion of Zarathustra and that its origins can be traced back to the Hindus , for in the Vedic hymns we encounter the name Mitra . |
| 14 | Its origin can be traced back to the Sumerians and Babylonians . |
| 15 | The origin of Islamic interest in science can be traced back to the closure by Justinian of the Neoplatonic Academy at Athens in 529 . |
| 16 | There were other polled cattle in Ireland throughout the ages : the ‘ maol ’ ( hornless ) types are referred to in traditional cattle-raiding stories which in some cases can be traced back to the fourth century , and remains of polled cattle have been found ( along with small , horned Kerry types ) at archaeological sites dating back three to four thousand years . |
| 17 | In reality , these devices are a form of laser whose development can be traced back to the post-war years and which have a wide range of applications beyond generating very high powers . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , a generalization is only acceptable to the reader when it can be traced back to the evidence collected . |
| 19 | It can be traced back to the creation of a committee of New Socialists in 1989 , which held a Congress in 1990 and formed a small Socialist Party of the USSR . |
| 20 | Their heritage can be traced back to the time of the destruction of the Temple in 586 BC , when the Jews were taken captive into exile by the Babylonians . |
| 21 | Their regulation can be traced back to the thirteenth century and subsequent legislation such as that of 1697 — ‘ An act to restrain the number and ill practice of brokers and stock brokers ’ . |
| 22 | The system of Heliopolis can be traced back to the Second and Third Dynasties . |
| 23 | Rug-making in the Balkans can be traced back to the time when the peninsula was under the control of the Turkish empire . |
| 24 | Lavender 's use can be traced back to the Greeks and Romans and it is more than likely that it was used all round the Mediterranean by Egyptians , Arabs , and Sumerians for a variety of domestic , cosmetic and perfumery needs . |
| 25 | The family , which can be traced back to the thirteenth century , lived at the manor of Cavendish Overhall , Suffolk , until the house and lands were sold in 1596 by William Cavendish , Michael 's eldest brother . |
| 26 | history The Treasury can be traced back to the eleventh century whereas the Department of the Environment was created in 1970 . |
| 27 | As Elcock ( 1986 , Chapter 9 ) points out , town and country , planning can be traced back to the Victorian era when enlightened industrialists sought to improve areas such as Bournville in Birmingham and Saltaire in West Yorkshire . |
| 28 | As we have observed in earlier chapters , one of the major concerns of government one which can be traced back to the last century — is the control of the level of expenditure by the state . |
| 29 | The root of this discontent can be traced back to the experiences of troops of the British West Indies Regiment ( B.W.I.R. ) whilst they were stationed at Taranto , Italy , in 1918 . |
| 30 | Trade between Leith and Hull can be traced back to the beginning of the 19th Century when the Hull and Leith Shipping Company was formed . |