mechanism

Example Sentences

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There is no legal mechanism to compel the former duchess to testify in the US.

From BBC

“The Comeback” is a handy distilling mechanism for an industry that can’t help drowning itself in excess.

From Salon

Their goal was to identify biological mechanisms that could explain why symptoms persist.

From Science Daily

The Major League Baseball Players Association has spent decades ferociously fighting against a salary cap, viewing it only as a mechanism designed to suppress salaries without addressing competition.

From The Wall Street Journal

But analysis by BBC Verify suggested that dozens of sanctioned vessels sailed through the English Channel in the weeks after that legal mechanism was identified.

From BBC