The part of a sentence "development is underpinned" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
Example: The success of any project is underpinned by effective development practices.
Partly, this development is underpinned by a familiar tale of agricultural decline.
Its focus of attention is East Asia, where economic development is underpinned by a complex set of international flows of trade and investment.
Development is underpinned by hierarchical programmes of gene expression changes orchestrated by epigenetic modifications to the genome (Ringrose & Paro 2007; Schuettengruber et al. 2007).
The early time point for development is underpinned by the observation that most germinal cells in the first trimester testes stain positive for PLAP, while positive cells were rare in the second trimester [ 25].
As described at the beginning, the market and its developments are underpinned by continuous changes.
These developments were underpinned by an earlier revolution in molecular biology and protein engineering as well as key advances in our understanding of rheumatoid arthritis pathogenesis.
He has also spent time watching Brendan Rodgers' coaching sessions at Liverpool and Deila's development as a manager is underpinned by his studious nature.
It is, said the CWA, a "stand-out North Carolina-set literary thriller", which is "underpinned by excellent character development, great storytelling and a strong sense of place".
Development of target-specific, non-toxic and cost-effective drugs is underpinned by comprehensive understanding of the structure, dynamics and function of pathogens such as bacteria and viruses.
A new global vision of universal development in which no one is left behind has been agreed and is underpinned by the UN agenda on 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Ingenuity is underpinned by frugality.
