"a meal that is consisted of many foods" ? shouldn't we use "a meal that consisted of many foods" ?

I am confused about the verb "to bind" (sorry that I can not come up with non-science scenarios) I've seen both usages (a) Protein X can bind to DNA (b) Protein X can bind DNA Are these two sentences describing the same scenario ?

shouldn't it be  "I am now IN D.C. to inspect the water leakage; then I'm going to the call center" ???

I am confused about which tense I should use in the following sentence (a-1)To assess if heroin  plays any role in causing depression, we first investigate if heroin users suffer episodes of depression (b-1)To assess if heroin  plays any role in

Googlebooks finds many examples where they use " provide me the information ( I seek/need to know ) ". However, I thought the correct use of the expression should be " provide me WITH the information (I seek/need to know) " Are

According to the dictionary, to shun is a transitive verb. But then what is this expression "to shun away from", which I often hear.  e.g. Insurance fears lead many to shun DNA tests. (can we say) Insurance fears lead many to shun away

are they the same, or is any expression the preferred (or correct) one? "former applicants should not reapply within one year's time" "former applicants should not reapply within one year" "former applicants should not

what is "in one's cross hairs" as in "Milberg Weiss, the lawsuit factory, is now in the feds' cross hairs"

Googling the term "at Harvard Law School" yields two different results, some with "the", some without,  e.g. Sheila Heen is a lecturer at Harvard Law School. e.g. Horace Hamilton Currier graduated at THE Harvard Law School.

Not sure how to phrase the question exactly, but I find that many people tend to use "I was wondering ..." when they write this sentence, while in my mind, they actually "are" wondering about something ... say, I get a message