Example sentences of "respond to [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Figure 6 According to J. J. Simpson the on-type directionally selective units signal rotations around three axes which correspond to those around which the three semi-circular canals respond to angular accelerations .
2 The first two can be seen as being derived from history , both shared and private , while the third is an attempt to come to terms with and respond to current realities as they are being experienced .
3 Recognition of the problems inherent in identifying features led to new ways of thinking about vision and to new ways of analysing the ways celts in the visual cortex respond to visual events .
4 They respond to external forces , to a variety of other pressures and to the changing requirements of their readers ; they evolve and adapt to changing circumstances .
5 In such an exercise we should be especially alert to identify the unreached , contact new arrivals and respond to unmet needs .
6 For example , in looking at the way in which primary-school teachers respond to new ideas in environmental study and mathematics , Briault and West ( 1990:20 ) pointed out that teachers came to understand environmental studies more fully by engaging in such work [ i.e. action learning ] , became more confident about investigative approaches in mathematics by undertaking problem-solving activities in a supportive , non-threatening climate .
7 Many primary tumours also respond to such drugs by initiating apoptosis and , because myc gene activation is so widespread in human tumours , we have suggested that this is also c-Myc-induced .
8 However , they respond to other stimuli as well as electricity in order to build up a fuller picture of their environment .
9 Empirical studies have taken three forms : ( a ) controlled experiments , usually observing how selected persons respond to higher benefits ( negative taxes ) ; ( b ) questionnaires based on random samples , and ( c ) econometric studies using data on how people have responded in the past to tax changes .
10 Generally , large animals hear lower frequencies and small ones respond to higher frequencies .
11 How can/should staff and claimants respond to recent policies ?
12 If a single marked cell from the inner cell mass of one mouse embryo is injected into the inner cell mass of another it will become integrated into the development of the embryo and respond to developmental signals .
13 Many of the cells that respond to calcium-mobilizing agonists display a repetitive pattern of calcium spikes whose frequency is sensitive to both agonist concentration and the level of external calcium .
14 Olfactory and taste organs closely resemble conventional hormonal systems in that they respond to chemical signals by membrane-bound receptors coupled to various second messengers .
15 But enough couples respond to economic motivations for the theory to describe ‘ average ’ behaviour quite well since the 1960s ( ni Bhrölchain 1986b ) .
16 These programmes respond to specific needs and have included : setting up adult education centres and community grain stores ; providing agro-service centres and small machinery for farmers and vocational training centres for the unemployed ; developing programmes for women and for community health .
17 respond to all claims within two working days after intimation , either by telephone , letter or visit , whichever is most appropriate
18 respond to all claims within two working days after intimation , either by telephone , letter or visit , whichever is most appropriate
19 respond to all claims within two working days after intimation , either by telephone , letter or visit , whichever is most appropriate
20 respond to all claims within two working days after intimation , either by telephone , letter or visit , whichever is most appropriate
21 respond to all claims within two working days after intimation , either by telephone , letter or visit , whichever is most appropriate
22 respond to all claims within two working days after intimation , either by telephone , letter or visit , whichever is most appropriate
23 respond to all claims within two working days after intimation , either by telephone , letter or visit , whichever is most appropriate
24 respond to all claims within two working days after intimation , q either by telephone , letter or visit , whichever is most appropriate
25 These are accumulated over many years and may vigorously colour the way we respond to all kinds of situations today .
26 The development of the ability to read , understand and respond to all types of writing , as well as the development of information-retrieval strategies for the purposes of study .
27 the development of the ability to read , understand and respond to all types of writing ;
28 The development of the ability to read , understand and respond to all types of writing , as well as the development of information-retrieval strategies for the purposes of study .
29 The development of the ability to read , understand and respond to all types of writing , as well as the development of information-retrieval strategies for the purposes of study .
30 • reading — with one attainment target : the development of the ability to read , understand and respond to all types of writing , as well as the development of information-retrieval strategies for the purposes of study .
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