Sentence examples for were underlying from inspiring English sources
verb
To lie in a position directly beneath.
- A stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel.
Despite the closeness of the race, there were underlying trends that appear to favor Mr. Gore.
They argued that given everything that had happened, Mr. McCain remained in easy distance of Mr. Obama, evidence of what they said were underlying problems with his appeal.
But in 2007, Goldman began to mark down the value of the supersenior collateralized debt obligations that were underlying credit-default swap agreements with A.I.G.
The board said there were "underlying problems at Deepcut during the period 1993-2002 … due mainly to a lack of resources.
He added: "The marriage had become extremely strained and there were underlying difficulties concerning money, the conduct of Teresa Gilbertson, and her unrealistic expectation of what he could provide.
As he laid out the logic of the potential bid, Coupe predicted improvement in the grocery market, saying there were "underlying signs of better news for the supermarket sector" and that "the tide has gone out as far as it is going".
One is underlying growth in demand.
What is needed instead is underlying change – to infrastructure.
But might there be underlying patterns governing such behaviour?
It's underlying aim is to sell insurance policies.
BNP electoral success here would be the confirmation of what he feels is underlying local prejudice.
