Example sentences of "evidence suggest [conj] a " in BNC.

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1 In the matter of stop-and-search powers and cautioning decisions there is evidence suggesting that a disproportionate amount of black young males are stopped by the police .
2 Somewhat surprisingly , there is little evidence to suggest that a city 's industrial structure in itself accounts for poor urban performance ( Fothergill and Gudgin , 1982 ) .
3 The zooxanthellae benefit their coral hosts which are able to use the supply of oxygen in their tissues for respiration and there is ample evidence to suggest that a proportion of the carbohydrates produced are absorbed by the corals as food .
4 But there 's little evidence to suggest that a pregnant woman 's cravings reflect her nutritional needs any more than anyone else 's .
5 For example , there is evidence to suggest that a good deal of communication is achieved not so much by the online assembly of analysed items but by the adaptation of formulaic phrases ( see , for example , Pawley and Syder 1983 ) .
6 There is also evidence to suggest that a diet higher in fruits and vegetables and lower in red meats and animal protein can reduce stress and slow down the ageing process .
7 It is open to debate whether or not all the designs traditionally ascribed to Persia are in fact Persian in origin , and there is some evidence to suggest that a number may have had earlier links with Anatolia , India or Central Asia .
8 There is some evidence to suggest that a little alcohol , particularly a glass or two of red wine each day , may help to guard against heart disease .
9 Preliminary evidence suggested that a second planet was also orbiting the star further out .
10 The evidence suggests that a variety of factors in our modern Western environment — cigarette smoking , diet , sedentary living , soft water , stress — may be involved .
11 ‘ Our own evidence suggests that a handful of schools are responsible for a majority of exclusions . ’
12 It is apparent from these factors that , although it is sometimes assumed ( by drawing on the basis of US experience , for instance ) that the main driving-force behind the establishment and growth of employers ' associations is related to market or ‘ economic ’ factors , wider international evidence suggests that a more eclectic explanation is required .
13 Whilst some of these drugs may have been obtained by illegal means , the evidence suggests that a significant minority became addicted to opioids originating from a legal source , that is , family practitioners .
14 The simplest adequate interpretation of the evidence suggests that a driving circadian oscillator in the optic lobe is coupled electrically to the leg muscles via the protocerebrum , nerve cord connectives and thoracic ganglia , the whole system being modulated by sensory inputs which are integrated with the circadian oscillator output in the corpora pedunculata .
15 The evidence suggests that a determined central government , generally backed by the courts , has ( at least since 1979 ) been able to impose its will in most central local battles .
16 Our evidence suggests that a new approach to social stratification is required to assess health inequalities in childhood .
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