Example sentences of "[noun] can [be] traced [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The different interpretation of positional signals by arms and legs can be traced back to their different developmental history , each bud arising at a different level along the main body axis . |
| 2 | ( Gordon and Heivilin ( 1978 ) , however , point out that the origins of ZBB can be traced back at least until 1924 ) . |
| 3 | Such reasoning can be traced down to the present day , although there are variations on the theme . |
| 4 | Its origin can be traced back to the Sumerians and Babylonians . |
| 5 | In Dr Clarke 's view , the origins can be traced back to 1924 , when Keynes published an article advocating ‘ a drastic remedy ’ for unemployment . |
| 6 | The founding father of modern Mithraic studies , Franz Cumont , showed that Roman Mithraism was a continuation of the Iranian religion of Zarathustra and that its origins can be traced back to the Hindus , for in the Vedic hymns we encounter the name Mitra . |
| 7 | This view of capitalist management can be traced back to Marx 's conception of the individual capitalist as the mere ‘ personification of capital ’ . |
| 8 | The 1974 reorganisation of the NHS was guided by similar views and several themes of the new public management can be traced back to the Fulton Report on the Civil Service published in 1968 . |
| 9 | This instrument was known to Ptolemy in the second century AD , and — the underlying mathematical theory of stereographic projection can be traced back at least to Ptolemy 's great predecessor Hipparchus ( second century BC ) . |
| 10 | The germ of several measures whereby Britain ( and other states ) might receive assistance can be traced back to at least the autumn of 1938 . |
| 11 | The authoritarian philosophy can be traced back to sixteenth-century England , where strict controls were imposed on the publication of what were regarded by the king and his advisers as seditious pamphlets and journals . |
| 12 | The Hotteterre family of woodwind makers from the region of La Couture Boussey in Normandy can be traced back to Loys de Haulteterre ( d C.1625 ) , who married Jehanne Gabriel . |
| 13 | The history of the mill can be traced back to 1710 but quite possibly there may have been an older mill on the same site . |
| 14 | It is now recognised by staff that much of the apprehension and anxiety can be traced back to lack of communication and Wilson-Barnett ( 1988 ) discusses the development of different approaches to rectify the situation , drawing distinctions between information-giving , patient teaching or education , and counselling . |
| 15 | As the modern term for this genre the word fabliau can be traced back to scholarly writing of the seventeenth century . |
| 16 | In some cases aggression can be traced back to incidents which happened in the puppy 's past . |
| 17 | The Donnington site can be traced back to at least 1291 , when it was one of the two mills of the Manor of Broadwell . |
| 18 | Belief in the power of such plants can be traced back to the time of the Druids ; it was certainly part of the belief system of the Celtic peoples , and although it may not be voiced so explicitly as it once was , yet the custom of planting and preserving this special tree is still continued by some people . |
| 19 | The origins of UAPT-Infolink plc can be traced back to a group of traders meeting in coffee houses to exchange their personal experience of bad debtors . |
| 20 | The development of the FEL can be traced back to 1950 , when Hans Motz injected 3 MeV electrons from the Stanford linear accelerator ( linac ) into a magnetic undulator , producing millimetre and submillimetre radiation . |
| 21 | Other breeds have colour-pointed varieties such as the White Galloway and White Welsh , but these are colour varieties within their breeds rather than separate breeds and quite often their non-standard colour can be traced back to crossings with White Park or British White in the past . |
| 22 | Surprisingly , the turning point that saw a struggling business transformed into a trendsetting group that has become a household name can be traced back to a Dutch merchant banker , who persuaded Conran to widen his horizons . |
| 23 | Though the backgrounds of the successful ironmongers were varied , nearly all their families can be traced back in the neighbourhood to the sixteenth century , either through a direct line or through marriage . |
| 24 | However , nearly all funboard technique problems can be traced back to deficiencies in the strong wind stance . |
| 25 | The system of Heliopolis can be traced back to the Second and Third Dynasties . |
| 26 | Rug-making in the Balkans can be traced back to the time when the peninsula was under the control of the Turkish empire . |
| 27 | In reality , these devices are a form of laser whose development can be traced back to the post-war years and which have a wide range of applications beyond generating very high powers . |
| 28 | The idea of a primeval golden age can be traced back to the Sumerians ( c.2000 BC ) . |
| 29 | As Elcock ( 1986 , Chapter 9 ) points out , town and country , planning can be traced back to the Victorian era when enlightened industrialists sought to improve areas such as Bournville in Birmingham and Saltaire in West Yorkshire . |
| 30 | The movement can be traced back to 1844 when it started in Rochdale . |