Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] lie at the " in BNC.

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1 Indeed , the results of recent research suggest that abnormalities of prostaglandin metabolism may lie at the heart of the majority of the chronic degenerative diseases — defects in particular enzymes giving rise to different aspects of chronic disease .
2 ‘ An action of libel will lie at the suit of an incorporated trading company in respect of a libel calculated to injure its reputation in the way of its business , without proof of special damage .
3 In South Hetton Coal Co . Ltd. v. North-Eastern News Association Ltd. [ 1894 ] 1 Q.B. 133 this court held that an action of libel will lie at the suit of an incorporated trading company in respect of a libel calculated to injure its reputation in the way of its business , without proof of special damage .
4 The authors attributed this to low-frequency jumping between the two attractors , and suggested that such behaviour may lie at the root of the puzzling low-frequency noise spectra displayed in many nonlinear physical systems — systems as diverse as electrical resistors , biological membranes and automobile traffic flow .
5 It can be shown that if all the constituent elements in these compounds are present beneath the clouds in solar relative abundances then the bases of the three types of cloud will lie at the altitudes shown in Figure 9.5 .
6 As will be indicated below , I do not feel that much ( if any ) of the explanation can lie at the door of the police station .
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