I. noun
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pioneering research (= research that produces completely new information )
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Watson did pioneering research on the long-term effects of dieting.
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early
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I was not altogether unhappy at the Publicity Printers during those early pioneer days.
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But it certainly was a big help to early pioneers trying to come up with colorful place-names.
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Many of the early pioneers left after a long cold winter.
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As with any racial pioneer , Davis' path was not easy.
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Earlie is one of a small but growing group of urban pioneers whose frontier is the central city.
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He also had a working association with the civil engineer Robert Sabine, one of the pioneers of transatlantic telegraphy.
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I never once thought about being a pioneer .
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I will bless thee, black-vested minister of optimism, stern pioneer of happiness!
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In terms of narratology, the author is almost a pioneer of postmodernism in his use of cyclical narrative.
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Robey was a pioneer who gave black talent a shot, a black surviving in a racist industry.
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There are people out there who really do see him as the pioneer of a computer-generated escape from reality.
II. verb
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company
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The big question is whether other cable companies will follow pioneers such as Comcast.
concept
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However, Dymag, which is based in Chippenham, Wilts, has pioneered the concept for road bikes.
field
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Major multinational manufacturers have pioneered the field of environmental auditing.
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This is not drag, Bailey insists, although the entertainer could be credited with pioneering the field of female impersonation.
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After college, Kobliner worked for Sylvia Porter, the famed author and columnist who pioneered the personal-finance field .
idea
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The Great Western pioneered the idea but it never caught on in the rest of the country.
method
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Roebling had pioneered fireproof construction methods , especially the use of reinforced concrete.
technique
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Rhone-Poulenc pioneered a technique for raising cash by issuing exotic securities which have the quality of both debt and equity.
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Besides scoring consumers, Fair, Isaac pioneered using the same techniques to grant loans to businesses.
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Ten years ago the marketing firm Play pioneered the techniques now taking off here.
use
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The United States has pioneered the use of genetics in agriculture.
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Merrell also pioneered the use of Velcro instead of laces.
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A fast food restaurant chain in the United States is pioneering the use of pagers for its waiters.
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Rock bands are pioneering its use .
work
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The pioneering work of E Schmid and J.W.
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He did pioneering work in figuring out the nuts and bolts of sustainability.
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Roberts and Brodie's pioneering work on sports careers gives us a crucial insight into the formation of preferences for sports participation.
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His pioneering work on semiconductors has made him perhaps the most famous figure in Silicon Valley.
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Parasol have been pioneering work with puppets for 25 years, originally as part of the Polka Children's Theatre in Wimbledon.
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Some on the edge of pioneering new work styles have been featured in breathy articles for the popular business press.
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Stephen Wolfram, a mathematical genius who did pioneering work on the varieties of computer algorithms agrees.
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He pioneered techniques for photographing moving objects.
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Heart-transplant surgery was pioneered by Professor Christian Barnard.
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Merrell pioneered the use of Velcro instead of laces on boots.
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After college, Kobliner worked for Sylvia Porter, the famed author and columnist who pioneered the personal-finance field.
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Although Garfield's tone is a little dry, Mauve is a fitting tribute to the man who pioneered industrial chemistry.
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Brownell did pioneering research on the ill effects of yo-yo dieting.
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It has exploited the internet to pioneer a model of global activism.
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Newer stealth planes, including the B-2 bomber and the F-22, use the curve structure pioneered by Tacit Blue.
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Ramsay pioneered the informal portrait in the fashionable world of London.
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She pioneered one of the first televised courses for nursing education in 1961.
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Willows, which pioneered the succession during the Late-glacial period, do the same on urban areas.