Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] a " in BNC.

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31 Studies on the nervous control mechanisms of insect flight ( Wilson , 1968 ) suggest that a simple pattern of neural output to the flight-muscles , produced centrally , can support a form of flight , even in the absence of sensory input from wing receptors .
32 The patterns of subject specialization shown above suggest that a fairly complex process is taking place .
33 Recent research by Calmfors and Diffil ( 1988 ) suggest that a key contingency in comparing capitalisms is the type of wage bargaining systems which is institutionalized in different national settings .
34 What is relevant to EModE , however , is that Patterson 's word-lists suggest that a raising rule still applied in pre-nasal environments ( which often have a back vowel today ) .
35 Second , past trends in Scotland and North-West England suggest that a relatively high proportion of newly established firms are non-union , and this is particularly so in new-town locations .
36 Prest and Turvey ( 1965 ) suggest that a distinction could be made between technological and pecuniary spillovers .
37 He said , ‘ In order to prevent literary contracts being held up , I also suggest that a general power of attorney be given to me again only in a limited area and only to be used if Elinor be indisposed . ’
38 Although a number of writers suggest that a full-track bucket is always too large , they are talking of a bucket that has to be transferred as a whole into and out of main storage .
39 Anderson and Bowman , though careful not to speak of causal relationships , tentatively suggest that a literacy rate of 40 per cent was a necessary , but not a sufficient , condition for economic development .
40 Opinion polls suggest that a variety of social reforms carried out in Britain in the last few years — the abolition of capital punishment and the liberalization of the law relating to homosexuality , for example — were enacted in the face of popular opposition .
41 The friezes which decorate the situla discovered at Vače , near present-day Ljubljana , depict scenes of ritual sacrifices , feasts , battles , sport and pastimes which suggest that a highly organised , metal-using society existed in this area in the fifth century BC .
42 Immediate cord clamping may deprive the infant of placental blood , and previous reports suggest that a long delay may lead to adverse effects due to hypervolaemia .
43 In children older than 11 months both the univariate and multivariate analyses suggest that a respiratory rate of 60/min is preferable to the suggested 70/min as a cut off value for the prediction of hypoxaemia .
44 The failure to find organisms in affected tissue with sensitive immunohistochemical methods and the variable responses of the condition to antituberculous drugs suggest that a definite role for mycobacteria in the pathogenesis of Crohn 's disease remains unproved .
45 These observations also suggest that a single endonuclease molecule is responsible for the 50% cleavage of the circular DNA .
46 Although they admit some doubt as to the exact mode of formation , King and Williams suggest that a swash bar is formed at low tide , that this bar is overrun by the tide , which produces a series of similar swash bars as it advances up the beach .
47 Prefabricated units are not necessarily of the shape or length desired and , when something special is needed , the waterfall can be made with concrete , although some suppliers suggest that a presentable feature can be constructed using a pool liner .
48 Less controversially , it soon becomes apparent to personnel involved in course and presenter evaluation that student respondents rarely assign very poor ratings , or make extremely negative comments , even when other indicators such as colleague judgement suggest that a course has been presented particularly poorly .
49 Recent calculations suggest that a Roman cavalry horse required a space approximately 2.74 by I.82 m ( 9 by 6 ft ) if it was to have room to lie down and rise again and if other horses could pass to its rear .
50 These authorities suggest that a promise to pay money , or to do any other act , in a certain event but without any express or implied request to the promisee to bring about , or to promise to bring about , that event , is made without consideration .
51 The Committee decided to examine the question because some of the arguments against legislation suggest that a law in this area would be impracticable .
52 I suggest that a lot of so-called ‘ equal opportunity ’ is based on political myth — ignoring our in-built sex differences .
53 The serial numbers suggest that a large number had been issued at some time , the rate from Craven Arms to Bishop 's Castle was ¼d as against 1/11d for an ordinary Third Class ticket .
54 The hon. Member for Gateshead , East looks doubtful , but in a debate in the other place yesterday , Baroness Hollis of Higham said : ’ Thirdly I suggest that a few functions would appropriately come up from the county councils . ’
55 Historically the Keynesian demand side approach evolved from the experience of the interwar economy , but recent studies , such as those by Matthews and Benstock and Warburton , suggest that a classical model can adequately explain economic behaviour in the interwar period .
56 Historically this research has focused on the role of technological innovations as a source of competitive advantage , but more recent efforts suggest that a marketing orientation is strongly associated with corporate success .
57 There are , however , important exceptions , and they clearly suggest that a first stage must be to see people 's housing experience in relation to the whole of their lives , in particular their lives in employment .
58 The results of this study suggest that a short primer course and prolongation of therapy may help to enhance the response rate of α-interferon therapy for chronic hepatitis type B.
59 Despite the above difficulties , our results suggest that a significant proportion of potential transplant candidates is not being referred for transplant assessment .
60 These findings suggest that a likely cellular source of reactive oxygen species in the inflamed colon of patients with ulcerative colitis is the neutrophil and that myeloperoxidase conversion of H 2 O 2 to hypochlorous acid , contributes to the chemiluminescence signal and possibly , to the tissue injury .
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