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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Any plate tectonics model of the Andes must in fact account for the uplift essentially in terms of vertical tectonics.
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For once the theory of plate tectonics took shape, a series of implications for the deep earth quickly tumbled into place.
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In continental plate tectonics what seems static, the surface of the earth, is in reality in constant flux.
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Lured by the excitement of plate tectonics , some felt that earth science would be a practical way to apply their knowledge.
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Stewart, Hagstrom & Small produced hill models of the major clusters of papers in plate tectonics using author co-citation methods.
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Such was the excitement in the field as the new theory of plate tectonics was taking shape.
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The organic response to the changes in the physical environment induced by plate tectonics can be considered under three headings.
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Yet with the advent of plate tectonics , this model had to evolve.