Sentence examples for were only understood from inspiring English sources

The implications of this mountain chain, the largest on Earth, were only understood in the 1970s with the recognition of plate tectonics as a basic phenomenon of the Earth's crust.

His palette is digital; the world is only understood by what's seen on the screen.

Every European politician speaking in his native language is only understood by a minority of Europeans.

Despite the fact that French is the official language in Senegal, it is only understood by 1-21-2% women.

Carbon markets are only understood by a tiny, political elite and thus continue to lack the legitimacy of solar or wind energy.

And if chips are only understood by a few reporters, none understands the semiconductor manufacturing industry.

How this is controlled is only understood in a sketchy manner.

However, until now the transcriptional organization and regulation of the acarbose biosynthesis are only understood rudimentarily.

However, the reliability aspect seems to be vague and is only understood by a handful of specialists.

It's a crazy dichotomy that is only understood by our special tribe of business-oriented mums.

However, this is only understood for a limited number of species.