to examine …

to examine … more closely

to observe …

to observe … in detail

to evaluate …

to assess …

to assess the significance of …

In determining …, …

to determine whether …

whether or not …

We observed …

By analysing GB or analyzing US …,

… was analysed GB or analyzed US by or for …

The analysis here is based on …

It is relatively easy to describe …

one immediately obvious feature of … is …

A quick glance at … shows that …

exhibit classic signs or symptoms of …

From … it is apparent that …

… is immediately apparent

… is most pronounced in …

… shows evidence of …

Superficially at least, …

Underlying … is the view etc. that …

Analysis of the data revealed

Closer examination of … reveals that …

Closer inspection revealed that …

Viewed in this way, …

There is some indication that …

Observations of … suggest that …

The presence of … can be tested by …

An important test for … is whether or not …

… may be or is confirmed by …

… tends to occur or be found in …

… is not a necessary condition for …

the interaction of … and …

exposure to … results in …

One way of examining or viewing …

One way of analysing GB or analyzing US …

… can be thought of as …

Comparison of theoretical predictions with actual observations revealed that …

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