noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
introductory chapter/paragraph
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the objectives described in the introductory chapter
preceding chapter/paragraph/page etc
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the diagram in the preceding chapter
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
final
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I explain what that means in the final paragraph of this section.
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Press Enter, press Shift-F4 three times, and type the final paragraph . 6.
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A final paragraph for the benefit of a reader with some knowledge of special relativity.
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The final paragraph still puzzled him.
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Then read the first and the final paragraphs of the volume.
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A short summary of what you regard as your strong points makes an excellent final paragraph to distinguish you from other candidates.
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Unfortunately, rhetoric is left out of the discussion until the final paragraph in which a promise is made of things to come.
following
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These issues are discussed in the following paragraphs .
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The following paragraphs from Inglis's book may serve as an example.
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We hope the following few paragraphs will help you make the best use of the services available.
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Using the same procedure, define and save a macro for the following paragraph .
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The following paragraphs and the schedule attached to this letter summarize your main conditions of service as they apply at present.
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Some of the information provided to you will also be contained in the minutes of meetings referred to in the following paragraph .
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The lessons learned from these trials are considered in the following paragraphs .
introductory
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Type the introductory paragraph . 15.
new
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At the beginning of each new paragraph she must summon her strength to overcome enormous resistances.
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You press the Enter key to begin a new paragraph or to insert blank lines in the text.
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What kind of formal marks, if any, would we expect to find at the beginning of a new paragraph ?
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Normally, you use a new paragraph for each quoted speaker.
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That was a new paragraph for her curriculum vitae.
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New line, ie Shift+Enter starts a new line without starting a new paragraph .
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The wording, as far as this matter was concerned, was identical so the new paragraph numbers would be used.
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Funding and subsidy schemes in the member states are not harmonised, and will not be, according to the new cultural paragraph .
opening
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The opening paragraph provides the main reason - a desire for a higher standard of living.
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I must have made a strange sight, crumpled up on the floor trying to read that opening paragraph .
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I love the calm nobility with which Gutiérez plays the opening paragraph .
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This is not meant to be the only way of constructing your opening paragraph .
previous
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The tone of my previous paragraphs is open to a misunderstanding which I must dispel.
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To use an example from the previous paragraph , in no political system do all citizens have housing they would consider adequate.
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In the previous paragraphs I have dealt with predicaments where abortions would be acceptable.
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The reason for the absence of works like those noted in the previous paragraph may lie in the book's approach.
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It may be grouping error as discussed in the previous paragraph .
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As we saw in the previous paragraph , there are many kinds of user.
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The discussion of the previous paragraphs is, however, misleading in one respect.
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The answer is the one that we arrived at in the previous paragraph .
short
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Write a short paragraph on the desirable qualities of a good receptionist. 2.
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For this reason, use short paragraphs and direct, factual sentences.
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The text can be highly discursive and reads like a series of points rather randomly formed into short paragraphs .
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It is invariably better to provide material diagrammatically, systematically or at least in well-structured short paragraphs rather than in flowing prose.
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Abolished just a little over a century ago, it merits just a short paragraph in many school textbooks.
■ VERB
describe
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If so, the outcome will be close to that we have described in the last paragraph .
follow
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The following paragraphs describe these cognitive, affective, and evaluative orientations.
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Press Tab to indent the first line, then type the following paragraph .
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Then, in the following paragraphs , keep referring to the story.
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Type the following paragraphs using the default paragraph for-mat.
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The story in the following paragraphs tells of our somewhat surprising encounter with hypothetical data.
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Define and save a macro for the following paragraph .
indent
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If you indent paragraphs , all headings should be centred.
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You might want to indent a whole paragraph , like this one, to make a specific point stand out.
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To indent more than one paragraph , you must press F4 or shift-F4 before you type each one.
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Press Alt-Z to activate the macro for double-spaced indented paragraphs . 5.
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Press Enter, press F4 twice to indent the next paragraph I inch, and type the following text. 8.
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This information should give you the courage to experiment with indented paragraph formats.
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You can print indented paragraphs in a different pitch than surrounding text.
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However, you must make the pitch change before indenting the paragraph , or it will not be indented properly.
mention
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The offence will also cover cases of dishonest retention or disposal after an innocent acquisition such as are mentioned in paragraphs 21-25.
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Puddephat and Melanie Gandell were mentioned in the first paragraph , but did not appear in the rest of the piece.
open
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And... well, perhaps you struggle with opening paragraphs .
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If you must have an opening paragraph , then do this: write two or three alternatives.
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As always, play up your strongest points in the opening paragraph and refer to them as you go along.
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Then, write the opening and closing paragraphs that give your readers the information you most want them to know and remember.
precede
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This justifies the assertion of the preceding paragraph .
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The Permanent Council will explore the possibility of holding informal meetings on the issues mentioned in the two preceding paragraphs .
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The dilemma is evident from the example given in the preceding paragraph .
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We recognised that the bald statement in the preceding paragraph requires amplification.
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I managed to get down the last two words of the preceding paragraph before my stomach over-boiled into my mouth.
read
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The tinnitus seems to lurch closer as he reads the photocopied paragraphs .
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Perhaps despite great sadness to read a few paragraphs of this fascinating moon manuscript.
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Then read the same paragraph aloud in syllable timing.
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Many read the first paragraph , skim the body, and read the closing.
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Emphasize that it does not matter how badly one reads the paragraph as long as the situation is not avoided.
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No one reads beyond the first paragraph . 3.
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I must have made a strange sight, crumpled up on the floor trying to read that opening paragraph .
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Wide-eyed, I read the paragraphs more closely.
referred
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The more important elements of the definition of the new offence are referred to in paragraphs 34-58.
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The only striking-out ground urged upon us was the ground referred to under paragraph 1 above.
require
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This is required by paragraph 48. 95.
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But in some documents, none of those methods are efficient because more frequent paragraph format changes are required .
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Shares and warrants should be accounted for as required by paragraphs 33-42.
see
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You see , I find paragraph end markers to be useful, but I can do without the rest of the clutter.
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For cases on the meaning of this expression see paragraphs 10-18, 16-04, 16-07 and 20-04.
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As we saw in the previous paragraph , there are many kinds of user.
set
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N Note the support and educational measures intended to increase compliance with the Written Professional Standards set out in paragraph 71 above.
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Thus, for the question about the slow pace of educational change you could set a paragraph to answer the following questions.
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For example, you can set up paragraph styles which include settings for fonts, tabs, margins and indents.
type
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Start WordPerfect. 2. Type the first paragraph using the default paragraph format. 3.
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Press Enter twice. 26. type the last paragraph .
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Press Enter, press Shift-F7 twice, and type the next paragraph .
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Press Tab to indent the first line, then type the following paragraph .
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Press Enter, press Shift-F4 three times, and type the final paragraph . 6.
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Press Enter twice. 14. Type the introductory paragraph . 15.
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This moves the cursor back one tab stop. 6. Type the first paragraph .
write
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She wrote a few paragraphs and got up, the typed sheet in her hand.
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Hours can fly by as I write a few paragraphs , and I do not even notice.
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Organising your essay in advance changes the process of writing a first paragraph .
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You need to write only one paragraph , but feel free to write more if you like.
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Try to write a couple of paragraphs here about why the job exists.
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The history of parish organization, for that is what is in question here, can not be written in a paragraph .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A final paragraph for the benefit of a reader with some knowledge of special relativity.
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However, paragraph 10.1 and other paragraphs dealing with interviews are not confined to those in custody.
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Letters can be compiled from standard paragraphs stored in the memory.
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Responses to individual questionnaire items are discussed in turn: paragraph numbering reflects that of the relevant questionnaire items.
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The book is a mixture of all points of view all in one paragraph .
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The following paragraphs suggest what sort of privileges such users might be assigned.
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This leaves one clear line space between the paragraphs.
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Throughout the book Melville has given his sentences and paragraphs and chapters a special intensity.