noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
good
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This, he says, gave him a good grounding .
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Every child needs a good grounding in science and technology.
solid
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Coursework gives a solid conceptual grounding introducing major themes from economics, sociology, history and business management.
thorough
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Thus Hans Sloane began the thorough grounding on which he was to build his successful career.
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It aims to give writers and art directors a thorough grounding of the advertising business and valuable first-hand experience.
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Applicants for postgraduate study should have a thorough grounding in economics, preferably at the Master's level.
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The first and second years of the course give students a thorough grounding in basic musicianship and develop their practical skills.
■ VERB
give
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Perhaps this inference, given its grounding in pupil, not teacher data, is a tendentious one.
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This, he says, gave him a good grounding .
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The course is designed to give a grounding in the management side of all aspects of distribution.
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Coursework gives a solid conceptual grounding introducing major themes from economics, sociology, history and business management.
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The first and second years of the course give students a thorough grounding in basic musicianship and develop their practical skills.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Accordingly, some theoretical and methodological grounding for this transformation needs to be provided.
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Applicants for postgraduate study should have a thorough grounding in economics, preferably at the Master's level.
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Coursework gives a solid conceptual grounding introducing major themes from economics, sociology, history and business management.
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I had had quite a grounding in this at the City Temple.
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It aims to give writers and art directors a thorough grounding of the advertising business and valuable first-hand experience.
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Perhaps this inference, given its grounding in pupil, not teacher data, is a tendentious one.
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The special status they have is not one which needs grounding or justification.
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Thus Hans Sloane began the thorough grounding on which he was to build his successful career.