Example sentences of "component of [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 As we saw earlier , Piaget argued that children do not understand the directional component of the causal connectives ' meaning until the age of about seven years ( i.e. , they do not understand that B because A and A because B mean different things ) .
2 On the basis of these results , Emerson argued that children do not understand the directional component of the causal connectives ' meaning until the age of about seven or eight years .
3 Also , the findings for the causal task indicate that even five-year-olds have some knowledge of the directional component of the causal connectives ' meaning , in that their mean score is considerably higher than the score ( of 8 ) which one would expect if they were simply responding at chance level .
4 In summary , the evidence from causal connective studies indicates that from the age of three years children have some understanding of the directional component of the causal connectives ' meaning .
5 The occurrence of convulsions carried risks of bone fractures and of other injuries , but ingenious psychiatrists encouraged the development of standardized preparations of curare which could be used clinically to prevent the muscular component of the electrically-induced seizures .
6 No component of the French forces at Verdun was more conscious of the influence of the new commander than his ancient passion , the artillery .
7 ‘ Usefulness ’ was a key component of the physical scientists ' evaluation of their discipline ; and ‘ usefulness ’ referred to the capacity of the degree to get them a well-paid job .
8 The psychoanalytic movement , partly under Freud 's own direction , did develop the characteristics of a sectarian organization rather than those of an open scientific community , but this does not invalidate the arguments for psychoanalysis as potentially a key component of the human sciences .
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