Sentence examples for could have activated from inspiring English sources

Blasting in the vicinity of a big fault could have activated seismic activity".

Oxygen depletion due to high respiratory activity during the night could have activated the hydrogenase in this zone and elicited a fermentative hydrogen production in the dark that continued at dawn until the next morning when photosynthesis resumed, thus causing supersaturating H2 concentrations.

It would've been easier, Laguana thought, if he could have activated his van's GPS technology once the vehicle wasn't returned on time, he said.

Even if he did, the co-pilot could have activated a switch that prevented the door from opening for five minutes, or found some other way to block the door, Mr. Spohr said.

The increase in corticosterone secretion by HEXA both in intact and OVX females was delayed, probably due to the elevated initial corticosterone levels, which could have activated the glucocorticoid negative feedback.

The fear is, terrorists could have activated the explosives by calling the phone, thus taking the airplane down.

There doesn't seem to be a reason that the attackers couldn't have activated this on every single computer affected.

"They have activated every agent of influence".

"We have activated the drill.

The increased formation of GPEtn by oleate suggests that a PLA2 with lysoPA activity such as cPLA2 α, which requires Ca2+, could have been activated (Ghosh et al, 2006).

That still leaves a lot of unanswered questions such as why United paid £27.5m for Marouane Fellaini when his buyout clause could have been activated earlier in the summer for £4m less.