9 sentences with “components”

Biotic components of the soil. Living beings: bacteria, fungi, earthworms, worms, ants, moles, viscachas, etc.

The human circulatory system consists of four main components: the heart, the arteries, the veins, and the capillaries.

The essential components of viruses are nucleic acids and proteins.

While researchers continue to study the components of foods that have disease-preventing properties, let's not forget that our immediate goal is to adopt a healthier diet.

The components of some organs (heart, liver and kidneys) have a half-life of ten days. Within that time the components are dissolved and replaced by others; so on and so forth.

The German company HH Metalform supplied the machinery to make the centrifuge components needed to process the highly enriched uranium required for the nuclear devices. Another German company, Export-Union, supplied the specially hardened steel used in the rotors of the centrifuge machines.

Until recently it was not known whether the heart disease prevention effect of a diet rich in plant fibre was due to the fibre itself, to other components of fruits, vegetables and grains, or to the lower fat intake of those who eat these foods in abundance. Now, two studies identify fibre as the protective agent.

The metamorphosis of the intimate structures of the bones due to the action of the components and the characteristics of the soil where they are buried do not change their organic conformation. Despite the fact that the fossils look like stones, it is possible to determine their age and even the reason for their death.

When Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Germany's foreign minister, visited Israel in January 1990 during the Persian Gulf War, he was supplied with information about German-made components found in Scud missiles that had fallen on Tel Aviv and Haifa. The Iraqi Scuds, he was told, might not have reached Israel without the assistance of German experts.