Sentence examples for could be operative from inspiring English sources

Eventhough TPA appears to be the predominant mechanism, free carrier absorption also could be operative.

Is it possible, then, that the notion of "information" may be less misleading than that of design in theology's inevitable reflections on how divine purposive action could be operative in the natural world?..

With respect to expression of innate immune genes in atopic dermatitis epidermis, at least two distinct mechanisms could be operative.

Equally, density dependent triggers occurring in the mammalian host could be operative in the blood bolus in the midgut lumen.

The latter two mechanisms could be operative even under circumstances in which Aβ causes degeneration independent of p75NTR.

This effect could be operative at higher volumes.

Likewise, it is also known that subjects with CKD show increased gut excretion of uric acid, and a compensatory mechanism could also be operative in these subjects.

Darwin believes England are in for "a hell of a ride" – and "hell" could be the operative word for its players – but he offers a cautionary reminder.

And they calculated that if people addressed these risks — by exercising, quitting smoking, increasing their education or losing weight, for example — that a significant number of Alzheimer's cases could be prevented….The operative word was "could".

Although no ATP-dependent citrate lyase (AclAB) is present, the presence of other key enzymes of the rTCA cycle suggests that the rTCA cycle could be partially operative in D. desulfuricans.

Could a similar mechanism be operative following burn injury?