Example sentences of "light on [art] [noun pl] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The union of two separate species may shed light on the processes of pregnancy and gestation . |
| 2 | A small batch of papers relating to George Johnstone , Dumfries , 1810–16 , casts light on the difficulties of a provincial bookseller . |
| 3 | For Eliot , Frazer 's work was of an importance paralleling the psychology of ‘ the complimentary [ sic ] work of Freud — throwing its light on the obscurities of the soul from a different angle ’ . |
| 4 | The truth turned out to be stranger than the legend , and it throws light on the qualities of character which John inherited . |
| 5 | It sheds light on the origins of modern English , German and the Scandinavian languages . |
| 6 | He was a non-active member of the movement , but an analysis of his heavily autobiographical books and novels , in which the first World War is of crucial significance , throws considerable light on the origins of fascism . |
| 7 | This research investigates trends in real wages and the standard of living in Northern England , so as to shed light on the effects of industrialisation , the causes of English population growth , and the origins and economic significance of the home market . |
| 8 | An analysis of the results should shed light on the workings of the Northern Ireland labour market . |
| 9 | It was widely agreed that , in contrast to the Thomas affair , the Gates hearings proved a good advertisement for the confirmation process because the intelligence committee kept to relevant matters , avoided leaks and undue partisanship , and shed light on the workings of the CIA . |
| 10 | Her comments also shed an indirect light on the experiences of some lone mothers . |
| 11 | Although , ’ I point out with a wicked twinkle , which shows up as a flash of prismatic light on the edges of the glass , ‘ Rainbow has — recently — been entertaining the flicker of a wild fantasy about returning to religion . |
| 12 | Now , ten years later , the discovery of a body among the pinnacles and much lower on the ridge , the battered remains of a tent contain a handwritten notebook , promise to throw new light on the deaths of two of Britain 's most talented post-war mountaineers . |
| 13 | They have directed a powerful light on the ambiguities of the initiative . |
| 14 | If a proton decays , its products should produce tell-tale patterns of Cherenkov light on the walls of the tank . |
| 15 | Within the information now available on these same people in adulthood , it will be possible to shed some light on the causes of truancy . |
| 16 | That sort of choice is erm open to governments and erm research can throw some light on the implications of one route or another . |