Sentence examples for they are probed from inspiring English sources

In the name of research and conservation, works of art are bombarded with light, both visible and invisible; they are probed by electron beams; they are inoculated with bacteria; they are even having their DNA read.

Such beliefs seem to vary from person to person (Schwitzgebel, 2007), and to vary with certain features of the context in which they are probed (De Brigard, 2010).

The first reason is that both XAS and RXES are element-selective, because they are probed at an element-selective core level.

In tasks similar to the one we used, participants are asked to remember visual features and reproduce the exact qualities of those features when, after a retention period, they are probed to recall an item (Bays et al., 2009; Gorgoraptis et al., 2011; Zokaei et al., 2011; Pertzov et al., 2013).

"They are probing uncharted waters," he said.

The commission's four independent experts also note that they are probing nine more suspected mass killings since March.

Yet they are saddled with the reputation of their ineffectual predecessors and, despite the action taken against Blatter and Platini, continue to operate under the suspicion that they are not fully independent from the organisation they are probing.

The Washington Post reports they are probing possible bank fraud, wire fraud, and campaign finance violations.

But, in my experience, most SBNRs are not just dabbling, they are probing for teachings that make sense to them and produce tangible results in practice.

However, the high correlation coefficient between SAP and M&A is noteworthy because it suggests either that the two factors are measuring the same latent trait or that they are probing two different but closely related traits.

That boast was undercut when they were probed about topics like check-writing and paying bills.