Example sentences of "to look for evidence " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nothing is more lethal for certain kinds of meme than a tendency to look for evidence . |
| 2 | The police had warrants to look for evidence of unlawful drinking and to search five houses for petrol bombs , although no evidence of either was found . |
| 3 | Consequently , in 1983 a more comprehensive survey was carried out in the area with two objectives , — to map structure in reconnaissance form , and to look for evidence of Westphalian strata with a view to coal development . |
| 4 | It is important to look for evidence of skin loss , state of circulation , sensation , loss of tendon or muscle activity and impairment of motor function before the area is anaesthetised for detailed wound examination , cleaning and repair . |
| 5 | Much of that research has , in turn , been inspired by an attempt , especially among American psychologists , to understand and predict ‘ giftedness ’ : as such , in seeking reasons for differences in creativity , their preference has naturally been to look for evidence of the latter 's association with excellence , superiority , and health rather than with maladjustment or psychological deviance . |
| 6 | We do not have 21-cm observations of this region with a sufficiently high resolution to look for evidence of a concentric outer neutral gas shell , but one can make use of an assumed uniform dust-gas ratio and examine the IRAS 100μm sky plate covering this region . |
| 7 | The questions given above under " Groupwork " are intended to encourage trainees to look for evidence as to the effectiveness of the technique and the teacher 's use of it . |
| 8 | Subject to obtaining a magistrate 's warrant , police officers may also enter premises forcibly to look for evidence of a serious arrestable offence ( ranging from murder and rape to any act which has led or might lead to public disorder , or , vaguer still , acts which might interfere with the effective administration of justice ) . |
| 9 | If so should LA instruct SEGLAB to look for evidence of a schwa or should it just make one up ? |