adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an introductory course (= for people who have never done a particular subject or activity before )
the introductory/opening chapter (= the first chapter )
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There’s a short introductory chapter giving an outline of the subject matter.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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chapter
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To discover why, we must turn to the introductory chapters of Genesis.
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There is also a chapter on special sample introduction techniques together with an introductory chapter providing an overview of analytical atomic spectrometry.
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The introductory chapters of my books contain much advice which, if heeded, would help to minimise the dangers.
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After the very general introductory chapter 1, the second chapter gives a number of simple safety advices.
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For the sake of simplicity, this introductory chapter will concentrate upon one conflict theory: Marxism.
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This is an excellent introductory chapter which outlines the use of quality assurance methods.
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The introductory chapter covers a wide range of topics, but disappointingly does not give a very good overview of the techniques.
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After an introductory chapter the properties of amino acids are described.
course
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The part of the programme which had received highest priority was the introductory course in information retrieval for the engineering undergraduates.
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They volunteer to teach introductory courses .
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An introductory course is provided for students who have not previously studied Biology at these levels.
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All three of us in the introductory course are auditors, an inauspicious start.
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For New Students new students' open days. introductory courses .
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This Golden Gate introductory course is my bridge back to self-confidence.
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I went on an introductory course with ParAvion in Wiltshire to find out if I liked paragliding any better.
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As part of the first- and second-year laboratory courses , all students undertake short introductory courses on computational methods.
essay
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In his introductory essay , Vincent Scully maintains that Kahn would be disappointed by contemporary architecture and the work of his followers.
lecture
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Michael was asked to give the introductory lecture at an engineering conference on the subject of his government review.
offer
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As an introductory offer the first 1,000 brochures to be sent will include a 10% discount voucher.
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Continental begins service to Lima on March 14 with an introductory offer of $ 558 for a round-trip ticket.
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Those looking for a low introductory offer that covers both purchases and transfers could consider the Nationwide Building Society and Marbles.
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Usually customers are encouraged to join by a special introductory offer of very cheap books or records.
paragraph
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Type the introductory paragraph . 15.
remark
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As the above introductory remarks suggest, the experience most people have of social surveys is through the interview.
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Williams cleared his throat, made a few introductory remarks about the occasion.
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What then are the implications of our experiment for the questions that we raised in our introductory remarks ?
section
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See the introductory section in the Unit and its explanation of the movement from meaning to form.
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J S McBrier An excellent introductory section , imaginatively using sound and images.
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These aspects are discussed further in this introductory section .
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Boats so essential to Viking power and influence are the subject of the introductory section .
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Much is made in the introductory sections of the look-up tables which cross-reference information and provide the route maps to solving problems.
text
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The obvious example is agriculture, usually employed as an illustration in chapters on perfect competition in introductory texts .
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For those readers with little or no background in geology there are a number of excellent introductory texts .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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an introductory course on "Understanding Computers"
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an introductory course on American literature
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an introductory psychology textbook
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Singer wrote an introductory essay to the book of photographs.
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The introductory subscription rate is $165 per year.
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The text has been revised and a new introductory essay has been added for the second edition.
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Williams cleared his throat, made a few introductory remarks welcoming everyone, then began his speech.
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Wilson will give the introductory speech at the education conference.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As an introductory offer the first 1,000 brochures to be sent will include a 10% discount voucher.
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I started telling him some thoughts I had about the introductory Art History course we all taught.
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I went on an introductory course with ParAvion in Wiltshire to find out if I liked paragliding any better.
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It was while being given an introductory tour of Grove House.
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See the introductory section in the Unit and its explanation of the movement from meaning to form.
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The part of the programme which had received highest priority was the introductory course in information retrieval for the engineering undergraduates.
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They lead students through introductory experiences in telepathy and techniques of subspace communication and energy manipulation.
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Type the introductory paragraph. 15.