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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are moved back and forth" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an action where something is being shifted or oscillated in two opposite directions.
Example: "The pendulum swings as it is moved back and forth, creating a rhythmic motion."
Alternatives: "are shifted to and fro" or "are oscillated side to side".
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Nuclear pore complex (NPC) contains 9-nm aqueous channels, through which small water-soluble molecules are moved back-and-forth through passive diffusion; the channel of NPC expands to about 25 nm when exporting macromolecules, such as protein and mature mRNP, in an energy-dependent way [11], [25].
"But it's not new that artists are moving back and forth across the border.
You've got to completely remake the way people are moving back and forth, our HB1 visa system, how we're dealing with the movement of people, how we're dealing with immigration.
With the tip of the thumb touching the tip of the nose, the open hand is moved back and forth.
The date of the caucuses was moved back and forth several times and then wound up in an awkward spot between Florida and Super Bowl Sunday.
The bolt is moved back and forth, and partially rotated, in the receiver by a projecting handle with a round knob.
A wave of this kind is produced, for example, when a line of charges is moved back and forth along the line.
Some advocates for Hispanic residents have questioned why Mr. Perez was moved back and forth between two police jurisdictions before he died.
The radiation emitted is detected by a scintillation counter, which is moved back and forth over the organ being scanned; these messages can then be electronically recorded and studied by clinicians.
Yellow-shoulders use sides as well as tip of the beak to break off material from large pieces of food, sides of the beak being moved back and forth in a shearing motion.
"There's a lot of money being moved back and forth between banks all trying to get underneath the FDIC maximum," said Arkadi Kuhlmann, chief executive for ING Direct, where in- and outflows have doubled in recent weeks.
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