Examples of 'underlie' in a sentence

Meaning of "underlie"

To be the basis or foundation of something; to lie or be situated under something else
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  • To lie in a position directly beneath something.
  • To lie under or beneath.
  • To serve as a basis of; form the foundation of.
  • To be subject to; be liable to answer, as a charge or challenge.

How to use "underlie" in a sentence

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Two factors underlie this decline in activity.
Fascinating and basic theological questions underlie.
Two scare stories underlie this theory.
That underlie the situation so as to anticipate problems.
The above principles underlie both algorithms.
Underlie all social and economic activity.
These projections underlie no further budgetary adjustment.
Constitution and the values which underlie it.
Innovation must underlie all our activities.
It considers the mechanisms that underlie cancer.
They also underlie the phenomenon of tickling.
Two sets of considerations underlie this provision.
These underlie principles and help make decisions.
Two central propositions underlie general relativity.
Underlie a particular rule in all openness.

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Two hypotheses underlie the doctoral thesis.
Good consultation and sufficient resources underlie success.
Several assumptions underlie this working definition.
And the scientific concepts which underlie them.
Its theorems underlie most statistical methods.
Balance these reactions that underlie oxidation.
These patents underlie mature mass production technologies.
Two overarching principles underlie the proposals.
They underlie every decision and action we take.
Judgments of value which underlie any statement of an.
These underlie or complement the provisions adopted in international treaties.
Hypersensitivity reactions underlie a large number of diseases.
Both a scientific theory and an economic interest underlie these.
An unknown process may underlie the relationship.
Test cases underlie testing that is methodical rather than haphazard.
Plurilingual skills therefore underlie mutual comprehension.
This may underlie our advanced language skills.
Beneficiaries of protection underlie sui generis right.
They underlie the extensive moist woodlands found in these provinces.
Oxidative stress can underlie both complications.
They do not address important issues which underlie them.
These ideas underlie much of his work.
The natural disasters that underlie such as.
The mechanisms which underlie schizophrenic psychoses are complex.
Several reasons may underlie the.
Two rationales underlie the approaches described above.
We are not certain what motives underlie such attempts.
The drones underlie the whole of the music.
Three fundamental principles underlie this teaching.
Three themes underlie the thinking developed in the paper.
The following assumptions underlie these figures.
These should underlie all the thinking in regard to reform.
It is these tragedies that underlie this decision.
Several reasons underlie differences in reporting among these systems.
Specific dynamic capabilities underlie strategic agility.

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