Example sentences of "[prep] an understanding [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Returning to the central theme of the present chapter , electrical activity can be correlated with behaviour and this helps us towards an understanding of the neural mechanisms and cognitive processes underlying behaviour . |
| 2 | Even so , we are taking the first steps in a long journey towards an understanding of the body clock and the way it adjusts to our environment . |
| 3 | X-ray diffraction and spectroscopic techniques continue to provide important clues , leading towards an understanding of the remarkable specificity of enzymatic catalysis . |
| 4 | Many political scientists have tried to shift the focus of political science away from government itself towards an understanding of the social context of politics ( see Coates , 1984 , p. 15 ) . |
| 5 | Much work remains to be done , however , building upon these important first steps towards an understanding of the values and direction of modern contract law . |
| 6 | Towards an understanding of the predictability of discourse and of its educational function . |
| 7 | With the use of smaller , lighter boards and rigs the children are guided in their play with the equipment towards an understanding of the principles of windsurfing . |
| 8 | Sufferers get better in the Fellowships ; treatment centres and counsellors are of value only in so far as they help sufferers towards an understanding of the principles and processes of the Fellowships . |
| 9 | However , progress in a similar way towards an understanding of the mechanics of weathering processes ( e.g. Curtis , 1976 ) requires not only an adequate knowledge of chemistry and of exchange reactions , but also of processes at a different scale . |
| 10 | A wider aim is to contribute towards an understanding of the economic and social organisation of commercial sea fishing in Northern Ireland , its present structure and future prospects . |
| 11 | The Communists meanwhile continued to deny that the Campaign Committee was moving towards an understanding with the Liberals . |
| 12 | The belief that these premises are founded on truth is essential to the conception of an understanding of the word ‘ god ’ that does not demand blind faith flying in the concept of the Created God accepts the truth of them without question . |
| 13 | The immense difficulties lying in the way of an understanding of the mysteries of generation , and the late stage in history when the riddle was solved , is also evident when we consider another commonly used term for the sperm cell , namely ‘ spermatozoon ’ . |
| 14 | Argan derived his belief in the autonomy of criticism , understood as being learning productive of an understanding of the poetic , of the artist and a world vision , from the autonomy of art itself . |
| 15 | A conceptual framework based on biography , identity and meaning is , therefore , essential to the development of an understanding of the dual experience of ageing with a disability . |
| 16 | The outcome of the study , inter alia , will be the further development of a taxonomy of competencies , a contribution to the enhancement of the language of management activity through the elucidation of sensitizing concepts and the refinement of an understanding of the link between individual performance and organizational achievement . |
| 17 | But beauty is n't , the say beauty is only skin deep , but what about the million people who live in this country who are dealing with siriasis , for whom , that they 'll , they 'll live their life with no cure , no prospect of cure and er those are people who we only wish , I 'm one of them , er , I also run a self help group in Ayrshire and there are a great many of us who would like to , I think extend a more , more of an understanding to the general public , because its not how we regard ourselves |
| 18 | They do command a higher price , but the generally improved flavour , combined with an understanding of the increased effort required to produce the food , warrants the extra expenditure . |
| 19 | Free from the limitations and disciplines of catering college , Steve gets his techniques from books , reinforced with an understanding of the raw materials and an eagerness to experiment . |
| 20 | By temperament and experience he was equipped to deal with the race of Men , and as a native of Lothern he had grown up with an understanding of the worth of trade and a tolerant cosmopolitan outlook on the world . |
| 21 | Like individualism itself , it becomes a claim about the kind of causal factors that will provide us with an understanding of the social world . |
| 22 | A plan must begin with an understanding of the question . |
| 23 | A group of friends , sometimes in conjunction with professionals , with an understanding of the family disease and familiar with the principles of the various Family Fellowships will confront the family member . |
| 24 | A detailed working knowledge of the legal system including court procedures is required together with an understanding of the availability and need for internal and external technical and scientific expertise in pursuance of enforcement action . |
| 25 | Giddens is trying to incorporate an understanding of the individual and his or her search for ‘ ontological security ’ with an understanding of the social world . |
| 26 | It combines a rigorous intellectual training with an understanding of the modern world . |
| 27 | Through Scripture , formal teaching , exploration , investigation and other appropriate educational techniques , the children are drawn into an understanding of the Church , its authority , its sacramental life , its liturgy and morality . |
| 28 | The ability to use an organized collection of materials , including an understanding of the existence of subject arrangement ( though not necessarily the full details of any one such arrangement , such as the Dewey classification ) , and the ability to " browse skilfully " . |
| 29 | Class analysis alone is inadequate for an understanding of the policies of Thatcherism , for it has also disturbed a number of middle-class interests . |
| 30 | And there is empirical evidence in this ethnography for an understanding of the social subjectivity of viewers which is inescapable for theoretical work on television . |