The phrase "areas were found to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing research findings or observations related to specific locations or subjects.
Example: "In the study, several areas were found to exhibit significant levels of pollution."
Alternatives: "regions were discovered to" or "locations were identified to".
Several areas were found to have no burglary claims at all in 2014, in Scotland, north Wales and Suffolk.
Around 17% of urban areas were found to have experienced a significant increase in daily rainfall and 10% experienced a significant increase in annual maximum precipitation.
Young people from the more affluent areas were found to be twice as likely to become regular drinkers, meaning they drink alcohol at least once a week.
The lighter blue areas were found to contain only Prussian blue.
More than 80% of the villagers in the study areas were found to be directly dependent on NTFPs.
To do this, urban, mining, and industrial areas were found to be associated with enhanced CG-lightning activity.
High-risk areas were found to be concentrated in community-management zones in Hunchun National Nature Reserve HNRR).
When a pairwise comparison of density at the seven interradicular areas was done, differences between bone densities of any two areas were found to be very highly significant.
In particular, standard CMP dummy structures used to tile empty areas were found to be inadequate to avoid spike induced pattern effects.
Based on our literature review, classroom observations, and administrator feedback, three key areas were found to support student creativity: Learner Engagement, Physical Environment, and Learning Climate.
Furthermore, stands with lower residual basal areas were found to present less large trees than stands with higher residual basal areas (Gronewold et al. 2010; Rüger et al. 2007).
