Preposition: of

• toxicity: If they can be identified, the mechanism of toxicity may also become clear.

• action: In addition, the mechanisms of action of these drugs are outlined.

Converse of object

• cope: I would be interested to know which coping mechanism ESR applies.

• elucidate: Monitoring excitatory and inhibitory amino acids will it is hoped, elucidate the mechanism by which these drug exert their effect.

• investigate: Through the interdisciplinary Box Center, we are investigating the mechanisms through which ICT can enable improvements in organizational performance.

• understand: To control an epidemic of FMD it is essential to understand the mechanism by which the FMD virus is being spread.

• lock: But most innovative of all is the unique locking mechanism which prevents tool blades from folding during use.

• establish: They should therefore establish the mechanism for a thorough future review now.

Adjective modifier

• molecular: The molecular mechanism behind the activation process remains obscure.

• underlying: The material outlines the underlying causal mechanisms of mass wasting with particular reference to the Australian landscape.

• neural: However, no one suggests that kind of learning is supported by the kinds of neural mechanisms you mention.

• cellular: For good reviews of the cellular mechanisms of general anesthesia see Franks and Lieb ( 1994, 1997 ).

• regulatory: However, the ERG including Ofcom has significant reservations about the regulatory mechanisms proposed by the EC.

• causal: The material outlines the underlying causal mechanisms of mass wasting with particular reference to the Australian landscape.

Noun used with modifier

• defense: The lungs ' defense cells attempt to destroy the asbestos particles, but the body's defense mechanisms are unable to break them down.

• authentication: Some authentication mechanisms lend themselves well to being updated with such a function.

• feedback: The two methodologies are fused in a modular fashion using a system of feedback mechanisms.

• delivery: There's no need setting up even more Quangos to solve the problem, when many of the delivery mechanisms are already in place.

• defense: Skepticism is a defense mechanism, the nagging voice of reason.

• funding: How appropriate are the current funding mechanisms for the support of international research in farm animal genomics?