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I have done all I could to make him understand something of the life not merely in, but that underlies -- _underlies_ -- my libretto.

The Way of Ambition Robert Smythe Hichens 1907

Second, even a moment's reflection suggests that the first principle of Aboriginal title underlies all the treaties and gives them their validity.

Aboriginal Right: Let's Face It 1973

But, though the expression is unique, the idea underlies the whole teaching of the

Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John Alexander Maclaren 1868

The seismic demographic shift summarized in this turn of phrase underlies Latino perspectives and modes of participation that are altering the landscape of U.S. Catholicism.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Timothy Matovina 2012

A, Andersen E, van Oudenaarden A (2010) Variability in gene expression underlies incomplete penetrance.

PLoS Biology: New Articles Adrienne H. K. Roeder et al. 2010

The Germanic stem, *slak-, underlies the Old English word slæc or “loose,” the direct ancestor of Modern English slack, slacken, and the word for that work-avoiding creature revived in America’s 1990s, the slacker.

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

The Germanic stem, *slak-, underlies the Old English word slæc or “loose,” the direct ancestor of Modern English slack, slacken, and the word for that work-avoiding creature revived in America’s 1990s, the slacker.

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

What does it mean to say that a particular principle — that medical care must be treated as a matter of need, for example — "underlies" the political accommodations we have reached?

'Spheres of Justice': An Exchange Walzer, Michael 1983

The ideal judge I imagine — Hercules — interprets the immense variety of past judicial decisions in his jurisdiction so as to find the scheme of principle that "underlies" them, and then decides new cases that come before him by applying that scheme.

'Spheres of Justice': An Exchange Walzer, Michael 1983

Analogy: for someone like Lyotard, the hero's journey is a metanarrative, an a priori theory that's sprawling enough for any text to meet its requirements, and we gain satisfaction from having a theory that "underlies" everything, when in fact it's a metanarrative construing everything.

Anime Nano! 2010