Example sentences of "have shown that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A study of Holocene sediment off the north-eastern coast of England has shown that heavy-metal pollution between 15 and 20 kilometres offshore has increased over the last 500 years . |
| 2 | An experiment with guinea pigs has shown that immune reactions can be conditioned in exactly the same way . |
| 3 | However , Gershuny 's ( 1983 ) work has shown that married women typically spend more time on housework than their husbands , even if they also have paid employment . |
| 4 | Previous evidence has shown that fluent braille involves a number of subsidiary perceptual , cognitive and manual skills . |
| 5 | Although a comprehensive study by Shaw ( 1969 ) has shown that increased boldness of print increases legibility for some readers , differences in typography were found to be considerably less significant for younger than for older readers with partial sight . |
| 6 | S.D. Keynes has shown that Norman charter evidence seems to support important elements of this account . |
| 7 | A previous study has shown that mucosal tissue type plasminogen activator , when released from endothelial cells by platelet activating factor , plays an important role in the process of gastric ulcer formation by inducing macromolecular permeable change in the rat experimental model . |
| 8 | Our description of short-term contract working In one of its most traditional forms — seasonal working — has shown that temporary workers can not always be distinguished from regular workers simply by reference to the contract of employment under which they work . |
| 9 | Q27 Research has shown that industrial buyers are reluctant to change from an existing regular supplier even if the new supplier can offer a price reduction . |
| 10 | Research has shown that good oxygenation makes it less likely that any rogue cells will survive to form a life-endangering tumour . |
| 11 | Do n't think you have to be based in London to create a buzz , as recent history has shown that new music movements rarely originate in the capital . |
| 12 | Early experience with the fundholding scheme has shown that general practitioners can be effective purchasers of care . |
| 13 | One English study showed accident rates of 5–9 year olds 15–20 times higher in residential areas than the 17–59 age group , whilst another has shown that young pedestrians account for 38 per cent of recorded casualties in residential area accidents and young cyclists a further nine per cent . |
| 14 | He has shown that certain sections of the population look for immediate , simple satisfactions , while the intellectuals take pride in rejecting kitsch and deny themselves these simple pleasures . |
| 15 | This research has shown that certain misconceptions commonly arise which can be very persistent , yet go unnoticed . |
| 16 | Little is written about Black women and racist attacks , yet experience has shown that Black women in particular not only bear the brunt of racial violence but also of oppressive policing . |
| 17 | destruction A report to the European Parliament has shown that European Community ( EC ) aid to underdeveloped countries is being spent on projects directly destroying the forests of Asia , Africa and South America . |
| 18 | ‘ And on the psychological side , ’ says Mr Hadley , ‘ a review of the results of 66 different studies has shown that moderate alcohol intake is associated with increased powers of expression , happiness and conviviality , and reduced stress , tension , depression and self-consciousness . ’ |
| 19 | Furthermore , research has shown that antitank helicopters are already very cost-effective ; one helicopter should , in battle , be able to destroy 17 times its value in tanks before being shot down . |
| 20 | Sequence analysis of the DNA encoding 16S ribosomal RNA has shown that cytoplasmic incompatibility bacteria from diverse insect taxa are closely related ( they share 95% sequence similarity ) and belong to the alpha subdivision of Proteobacteria . |
| 21 | This is clearly the case in East Horsley , Surrey , where Connell ( 1974 ) has shown that spatial segregation was most clearly defined in the council estates , which were often morphologically distinct and separated by a considerable distance from the remainder of the village . |
| 22 | Time after time he has shown that nice guys can finish first . |
| 23 | Time after time he has shown that nice guys can finish first . |
| 24 | Recent drilling for oil and natural gas has shown that continuous permafrost underlies much of the Arctic , reaching thicknesses of 600–1000m in the coldest regions and extending out under the sea in the Arctic basin ( Figure 3.4 ) . |
| 25 | ‘ The survey has shown that Central Region ponds are extremely important for wildlife both rare and common . ’ |
| 26 | Thayer ( 1986 , 1989 ) , for example , has shown that self-report measures of how peppy , active or vigorous a person feels correlate well with a broad range of physiological measures of arousal , usually better than the intercorrelation of such measures with one another . |
| 27 | Menzel ( 1973 ) has shown that non-speaking chimpanzees can convey the location of food to one another in a large field enclosure ; Wrangham notes that individual awareness of food resources in the natural environment is acute ; but how much information transfer occurs in the wild remains unknown . |
| 28 | A research study at the University of Birmingham has shown that elderly people attending craft and dance classes were less stiff and prone to painful joints . |
| 29 | Recent research has shown that well-informed mothers who have been able to take responsibility for decisions in pregnancy and labour feel happier after the event , even when their plans did n't work out as they had expected them to . |
| 30 | Research has shown that significant changes in the levels of these particular vitamins can alter those reactions and thereby affect energy and well-being . |