Example sentences of "[noun pl] [is] [adv] understand [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As there was much greater divergence in growth levels between conurbations and rural sub-regions than between the 11 constituent regions of the UK , the statistical performance of the regions is better understood and predicted by reference to their respective mixtures of conurbation and rural sub-regions than to their industrial structure . |
| 2 | This risk to promotion chances is well understood and can be clearly illustrated . |
| 3 | The powerlessness of women is seldom understood except by those experiencing it . |
| 4 | In other words , the body plan of existing vertebrates is readily understood as being derived from a set of structures which , in a distant ancestor , were adaptations for a particular way of life . |
| 5 | Yet the role , function , impact and effectiveness of the Community Health Councils is imperfectly understood and questions have been raised concerning their future . |