Sentence examples for were hitherto thought from inspiring English sources
The results are surprising, since midget cells (which constitute the vast majority of retinal ganglion cells in primates) were hitherto thought to operate mostly linearly, whereas here they are described as being fundamentally nonlinear.
The results suggest that landslides on low-gradient, soil-mantled hills are a more important contributor to landscape evolution of hilly areas than was hitherto thought.
In conclusion, our analyses indicate that the interaction between GlSec61α and the ribosome is mediated by a K and not an R residue, which was hitherto thought to be invariant [ 3].
Stable isotope technologies are revealing that some soil faunal species hitherto thought to be within one trophic group are not, thus leading to research about the structure and resilience of soil food webs.
Its significance is that it shows Neanderthals were capable of abstract thought and creativity of a type hitherto thought to be unique to modern humans.
That said, the bill after the election may turn out to be steeper than we hitherto thought.
The book is chock-full of detail about matters regarding which we may have hitherto thought we were adequately informed - the pity of war, the blundering efforts of doctors.
The Russian fingerprints on the October plot have heightened intrigue about Moscow's ambitions in a part of Europe hitherto thought to be gravitating towards the EU's orbit.
They still have retained traits hitherto thought to be exclusive for Phytophthora.
But by the same token, they believe individuals – such as married men and women unhappy with their homosexuality – should be supported in developing their heterosexual potential where this is the appropriate life choice for them … Current scientific research says there is no gay gene and that sexuality is far more fluid than has hitherto been thought".
It might become increasingly evident that neurogenesis and neuronal positioning are less separately encoded than it has hitherto been thought.
