The phrase "act as levers" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that functions as a means to influence or change a situation or outcome.
Example: "In this context, social media can act as levers to drive public opinion and mobilize support for various causes."
Alternatives: "serve as tools" or "function as mechanisms".
Geometric modelling of the avian rib cage indicated that UP act as levers that improve the mechanical advantage for forward rotation of the dorsal ribs and therefore ventral movement of the sternum during inspiration [12].
Furthermore, UP act as levers for rib and therefore sternal movement and longer levers will not always provide a mechanical advantage depending on the overall body shape of the birds.
Participants in this study emphasised that issues of training interpreters, monitoring professional practice, financial compensation for interpreters and the challenges of organising bookings for interpreted consultations may act as levers or barriers to implementation of existing guidelines.
When the earth slip occurred during the Civil War, these remaining timbers acted as levers, furthering the cracking and structural instability of the tunnel.
Act as quickly as possible.
The elbows and knees angle decreases which act as a lever (Third Class Lever), counter action of upper and lower extremities can be seen to balance the body.
Hence, the glycosidic bonds act as mechanical levers, driving the conformational transitions of the pyranose ring.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.04718.001 Although there are many different movements an animal can make with its limbs from reaching to walking they all basically involve two sets of muscles that act as opposing levers around each joint.
The tarsals and metatarsals form the arches of the foot, which give it strength and enable it to act as a lever.
But the US has little leverage over the EU to sign a deal, and a possible alternative outline deal with the free trading UK could act as a lever to persuade the EU to be more flexible.
