I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a close study
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Their research involved a close study of two communities.
a comprehensive study/survey/assessment
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The report includes a comprehensive study of the company’s training needs.
a qualitative analysis/study
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a qualitative study of educational services/
qualitative research
a study bedroom (= for students, with a bed and a desk )
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In my first year at university I had a really tiny study bedroom.
academic study
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After academic study, you have to gain practical experience.
business studies (= a course of study about business )
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She did business studies at college.
business studies
careful analysis/examination/study etc
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careful analysis of the data
carry out a study
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He has carried out various studies into violent behaviour.
carry out a study
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He has carried out various studies into violent behaviour.
case study
conduct a study/review
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Scientists conducted a study of the area affected by the nuclear disaster.
consider/examine/study the evidence
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Having considered all the evidence, the court found him not guilty.
definitive study/work/guide etc
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the definitive study of Victorian railway stations
Director of Studies
evidence/results/data/studies etc suggest(s) that
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The evidence suggests that single fathers are more likely to work than single mothers.
examine/consider/study sth in detail
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He asked his lawyer to examine the contract in detail.
experimental work/studies
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experimental studies on birds and animals
film studies
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She’s studying for a diploma in film studies.
full-scale study/review etc
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The government will conduct a full-scale inquiry into the crash.
in-depth study/research/analysis etc
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an in-depth study of patients’ needs
laboratory tests/experiments/studies
liberal studies
longitudinal study/survey/research etc
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a longitudinal study of unemployed workers
media studies
object of study
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an object of study
perform an experiment/study etc
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Part of the Chemistry exam involves performing an experiment.
read/study the menu
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Sandy read the menu, but didn’t see anything he wanted to eat.
social studies
studies/evidence/research etc shows
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Several studies have shown that aggressive toys lead to bad behaviour.
study a map (= look carefully at a map )
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They studied the map before setting out.
study for an exam ( also revise for an exam British English )
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She has to study for her exams.
study for an examination ( also revise for an examination British English )
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I have been studying all week for the examination.
study hall
study leave British English (= time that you are allowed away from work because you are taking a course )
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The company offers study leave for staff development.
study (sth) at a university
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She studied law at Edinburgh University.
study/examine the implications
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He has studied the implications of recent technical innovations.
superficial examination/study etc
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Even a superficial inspection revealed serious flaws.
time and motion study
training/study aids
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Receive free study aids when you enrol, including a copy of The IDM Marketing Guide worth £95.
undertake research/a study
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Students may undertake full-time supervised research leading to the award of a Ph.D.
women's studies
work/study etc full-time
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She works full-time and has two kids.
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The success of the series enabled her to concentrate full-time on writing.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
careful
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The foundation of the Camden Society in 1839 had promoted much more careful study of medieval architecture.
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He approached detective fiction as a craft that could be learned through careful , methodical study .
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But careful studies in the 1960S revealed that none of these explanations will do.
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It is vital to his sense of responsible obsession that everything in his room warrants careful study .
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From this flows a lack of expectation. Careful teaching and study of the scriptures is a good battering-ram for this barrier.
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Table 4-7 provides a checklist of the determinants of supply: the accompanying illustrations deserve careful study .
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There was so much communication and interchange, and careful study and research....
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If the existence of an attention deficit is confirmed through careful study , appropriate help must be provided for the child.
comparative
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Purely descriptive studies serve as the raw data for those comparative studies that aspire to higher levels of explanation.
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Other recent examples of comparative studies are those of Lowe - independent study modules and lecture tours, in 1981.
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Space and resources preclude an exhaustive or even an extensive comparative study in this work.
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The comparative study of kinship terminologies is one of the longest established traditions in academic anthropology.
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The final section is a comparative study of these algorithms and the methods they incorporate.
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There are no valid randomised comparative studies of surveillance versus treatment.
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The first is a comparative study of wool textile organisations, investigating the relationship between career development, innovation and company performance.
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Some comparative studies have already been made of environmental impact and safety although much more needs to be done.
comprehensive
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It contained a comprehensive study of the causes, prevention and treatment of crime.
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But there never has been such a comprehensive study to test the theory.
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The main priorities are: A comprehensive transportation study with a view to reducing the level of dependence on private cars.
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One of the more comprehensive recent studies , supported by the National Institute of Mental Health, is worth mentioning.
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But a more comprehensive study by doctors from Oxford has produced no evidence to support this.
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In a comprehensive study , the Institute for International Economics answered yes to these questions.
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One of the most comprehensive studies of the results of randomization trials that has been reported was due to Kaimann.
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A comprehensive study done a few years ago focused on what particular quality was shared by winning race car drivers.
detailed
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One such was that further detailed studies of the possible effects should be undertaken over a 12-month period.
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Shafir made a detailed study of comprehension levels by the supposedly literate.
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It is the necessary end-point of the detailed study of television programmes.
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Density contrasts at intermediate depths would be expected to occur at footwall ramps, suggesting that detailed gravity studies might be rewarding.
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Pearce reached his conclusions after conducting a review of detailed studies into the impact of environmental taxes.
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A detailed case study approach is also called for by the nature of the explanatory variables that will be proposed.
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Laski himself led the way not only in general theoretical orientation but also in the detailed study .
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A detailed study of the gestation and birth of a new specialism reveals a different story.
early
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Importantly, this provided him with the working-class raw material for his early empirical studies of language.
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These results are confirmed by earlier studies .
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Even the earliest study of its effectiveness stressed the view that it should improve the degree of accountability.
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Among the earliest studies of simulated stability was a paper published in 1970 by Gardner and Ashby.
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Among sixty drawings are many early studies including shelter and coalmine subjects.
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The proposal is still in the early study stage and must undergo extensive environmental review, Glidden said.
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There is concern from earlier studies that the disorder shortens life.
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The material collected and used was, as in the earlier study , the record of parish discipline by the established church.
experimental
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The experimental study of heredity led Bateson to breeding studies and soon to the newly rediscovered laws of Mendelian heredity.
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The use of light isotopes in a fusion reactor has been under experimental study since the 1950s.
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Although many experimental studies have been carried out since then, this remains the clearest and best-known work.
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Moreover, one experimental study showed increased tumour formation with dietary calcium.
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If the materials are properly prepared and used, the procedure can have all the advantages of an experimental study .
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Using both experimental studies and computer simulation, existing theories of face recognition and learning in general will be evaluated and developed.
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An experimental study from Plymouth reported a 23% reduction in general practitioner referrals after local guidelines were distributed.
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An experimental study of children's behaviour outlines a possible answer.
further
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The role of alternate day corticosteroids among children who experience chronic or frequently relapsing symptoms, however, deserves further study .
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The council has delayed implementation pending further study of its effects.
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The educational impact and subsequent effect on patient management will require further study .
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However, further studies are required to be able to reach significant conclusions on the economics of such an attempt.
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Yet the potential for further study and interpretation is enormous.
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The following principles are not elaborated in detail, they require considerable further discussion and study .
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This was eventually referred to the Standing Committee for further study and recommendations.
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It is suspected that the issue of lexical acquisition will form the basis of further studies .
historical
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However, such historical studies as do address this question indicate that all members do not benefit equally.
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Why do there need to be so many historical studies ?
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Finally, is the Liberal confidence in its historical study justified?
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Recent historical studies stress the importance of scientific disciplines and research programmes.
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The historical case studies carried out by Lakatos and his followers certainly lend some support to that latter claim.
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There is no doubt that Angelica Kauffman's work offers a large and varied body of materials for feminist cultural and historical study .
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From this point of view, the resulting surveys are sometimes like historical studies .
independent
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It will make provision for mixed-ability groups much easier to organise, and encourage independent study .
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Two independent studies since the 1968 election confirm the trend.
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Councillors will discuss the possibility of funding an independent study into the mine's viability.
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In the spring semester Gordon taught two seminars and took on more than a dozen students for independent study projects.
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The course manual can be used for independent study .
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None the less, anthropology soon became an independent academic study , first by amateurs, and later by university researchers.
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Other recent examples of comparative studies are those of Lowe - independent study modules and lecture tours, in 1981.
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The Bellcrest File is designed for independent study .
literary
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Jakobson's essay thus constitutes as strong a claim as can possibly be made for the relevance of linguistics to literary study .
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It was only later that the aesthetic dimension of literary study became emphasized, with an accompanying concentration on the fictional genres.
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Non-scientific discourses, like law and literary studies , address subjectivity by deploying their own concepts of the subject.
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Herbert would seem to be far more obviously the choice for literary study , and the institutional canon confirms this.
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In practice, it weakens the claim of literary study to be a coherent and self-sufficient discipline.
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An adversarial stance appeared in literary study .
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From the outset, some scholars have been highly suspicious of the use of numerical methods in literary studies .
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Older academics, of whatever persuasion, were hostile to the idea of overt professionalism in literary study .
longitudinal
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Equally conflicting results with regard to glycaemic control and platelet-specific protein levels have been reported in longitudinal studies .
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Essentially, this is a longitudinal study of one subject.
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Undertaken by the National Children's Bureau, this is a longitudinal study of breathtaking scale and thoroughness.
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Finally, research evidence, particularly longitudinal studies which relate children's present situations to future outcomes, will increasingly influence practice.
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There are few longitudinal studies which have published data describing changes in the ability to undertake specific adl activities over time.
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In particular, the lack of longitudinal studies of older people in Britain is a major deficiency.
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Panel studies are an example of longitudinal studies which are not, of course, confined to attitude research.
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There are several difficulties with longitudinal studies , in addition to the usual problems of sample-based survey research.
present
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Results Patients included in the present study had diarrhoea that in some cases was of long duration.
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The aim of the present study was to review a group of patients in whom sclerosing cholangitis was present.
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The critical factors in determining the growth in the present study are all external; none are intrinsic to the science itself.
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The indium-111 leukocyte technique is particularly suitable for the present study since it utilises the homing properties of neutrophils in response to specific chemoattractants.
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The present study provides further evidence for these interactions in the colon.
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All of the books containing material related to the theses in the present study are such compilations.
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These patients served as probands in the present study .
previous
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I would be grateful for any information on previous or proposed studies in this area.
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A large intra- and interindividual variation is found, as reported in all previous pharmacokinetic studies of the different 5-ASA formulations.
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No previous study has identified predictors of outcome beyond 12 months among patients admitted to hospital with community-acquired pneumonia.
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Administration of indomethacin caused no decrease in the glucose induced insulin release in our preparation confirming previous studies .
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This confirms the results of previous studies .
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All previous studies have been based on statistics provided by individual nations.
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The previous pediatric studies of Sondheimer and Staiano etal did not support this theory.
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Unlike previous studies , Chamberlain did not pool the observations for the separate contracts on each commodity.
recent
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A recent major study of traffic problems in the Edinburgh area recognised road safety as a major factor for consideration.
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Several other recent studies have shown that moderate consumption of red wine, in particular, is helpful for preventing heart disease.
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Neither he nor his aides refuted a recent study suggesting that the bill would push 2. 6 million people into poverty.
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A very recent study confirms this once again.
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Incidentally, I've been reading some recent studies of Sardinian banditry.
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One recent study concluded: These days, some truckers are more inclined to sport white collars than tank tops.
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It is interesting to compare the methodology of this experiment with that of recent studies which have used more natural discourse.
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Several recent studies have confirmed the efficacy of lengthy spacing.
scientific
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Possibly the earliest attempt at a scientific study of ageing, he wrote it when he was himself 62.
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There is no apparent conclusive scientific study , but the anecdotal evidence is strong that the herb is useful.
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New scientific studies indicating that the danger of dioxin was in fact worse than previously realized were hardly reported.
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Government ministries set aside $ 7 million for further scientific studies .
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Ecological Science and Forestry Ecology is the scientific study of organisms in relation to the physical and biological environment.
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One involves the scientific study of which women are likely to keep their own last names after marriage.
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Tinbergen demonstrated that it was possible, simply by watching animals, to make a scientific study of them.
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Dozens of scientific studies investigated the claims.
social
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There are some issues within social studies itself which are interesting.
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Take the social studies / humanities curriculum as an example.
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I looked at several texts directed at the upper half of secondary schools and roughly the same categories emerged as for social studies .
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This, too, is social studies .
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Opportunities for school children to spend periods in various departments as part of their social studies or community placement should be encouraged.
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She was in my social studies class.
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In turn, successful return of land may benefit by guidance from social science studies .
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Many are pulling information from the Internet to prepare for debates and write social studies reports.
■ NOUN
business
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There was little or no overt resistance to the development of business studies degrees, for two sets of reasons.
case
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Presented with case studies , it takes no time for pupils to express strongly held opinions.
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The only exception to this happy situation is the case study or historical thesis or dissertation.
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The evidence from the case studies demonstrates that managers did not respond to market signals in simplistic ways.
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All students should spend part of their time using case studies and real-world problems to learn and apply academic content.
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This is made easier by confining the study to a small range of detailed case studies.
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Plasma phosphates also influence plasma calcium levels. Case studies show that there is a reciprocal relationship between calcium and phosphorus.
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A related advantage of the case study method is that it more readily allows the exploration of interaction between variables.
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More immediately, the case study will represent considerable progress.
pilot
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The colours were roughly matched for salience in pilot studies with healthy observers.
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Methodology Initially a small database would be created as a pilot study .
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In the pilot study , a domain-specific dictionary was tested with a document from the same domain.
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During the period of the pilot study , I kept a weekly account of my workload and activities.
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At St Mary's, we decided to set up a 10-week pilot study before fully implementing the new role.
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The pilot studies are intended to lay the foundation for more detailed research into the role of effective innovation in corporate competitiveness.
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Provisional tables, etc., for the final report should be specified. 4. Pilot study .
skill
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Enhance study skills in preparation for tertiary education 3.
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In addition to counselling on particular personal problems, advice is available on aspects such as accommodation, study skills and careers.
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Tuition in study skills and information retrieval methods especially electronic.
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Much use will be made of the School Library where study skills will be learnt.
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Our Skills Centre can help you with any personal study skill from time-management to overcoming dyslexia.
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For some members of staff, study skills was what the ESSE/L Project was really all about.
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In contrast, 4 Colleges and 1 Polytechnic offered language improvement, and 9 Colleges and 6 Polytechnics study skills .
■ VERB
based
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The report is based on a study by Bradford Business Link.
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Much of the data on disappearing species is based upon studies of species that have disappeared from islands.
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Designs based upon interpenetration studies by Paul Klee.
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Animal models of man Psychobiology is based largely on studies of behavioural and physiological processes in non-human animals.
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This conclusion is based on studies of human society, both modern and tribal, and on comparisons with apes and birds.
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This brief report is based on a study of the response of boards to the materials and training provided.
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A number of empirical studies of the volatility-volume relationship based on studies of futures other than index futures is summarized in Table 8.3.
carry
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To help tackle the problem, the park authority is carrying out a research study .
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It has carried out a five-year study which it says shows no significant increase in radiation is reaching the earth's surface.
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Interestingly neither of these two people were sociologists, though sociologists have carried out participant studies amongst homosexuals and criminal gangs.
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Two studies will be carried out.
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The most detailed type of sorting consists of carrying out a die study .
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Scientists at the laboratory will carry out a study to gain a clearer picture of the dummy's effectiveness.
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The Agriculture Minister, John Gummer, said that the government would carry out a pilot study into pollution control methods.
conduct
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The national Perinatal Epidemiology Unit in Oxford is conducting a nation-wide study into the subject.
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Astra refuses to conduct further rat studies with lower doses of ranitidine, saying that this is Glaxo's job.
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Shine, who distrusts photographs, has been conducting environmental studies at the lake for 20 years.
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Interviews will be conducted early in the study and repeated two years later.
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The port is conducting studies in hopes of proving the point.
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Describe how you would conduct a study to investigate the well-being of such ex-patients.
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Its members conduct studies that are mainly sociological in nature, looking at questions like the importance of counselling to hysterectomy patients.
include
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In London, however, his scope widened to include the study of important contemporary texts.
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The doctors must explain the uncertainty of the outcome when seeking permission to include some one in the study .
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No night duty was included in the study .
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Nisbett and Cohen say they did not include blacks in their study because homicide rates for blacks are unrelated to region.
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All patients had normal serum concentrations of liver enzymes and bilirubin and were included consecutively in the study .
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The report did not include studies of areas as hot as Tucson.
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The research will include case studies of 20 schools in three local education authorities, examining change as it occurs.
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Forbes joined the race too late to be included in the study , said Lewis.
undertake
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I want to undertake the postgraduate study in Britain.
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One man undertook his studies with uncommon diligence, laboring nights, and walked away with seven pairs.
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When we undertook our study we found that the categorisation usually made of the special needs of children was insufficiently detailed.
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It has also undertaken studies and simulation exercises in emergency planning.
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This 1960 Act required the Surgeon General to undertake studies of the health effects of motor vehicle exhaust emissions.
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Now that you have considered these empirical studies , you should be more capable of undertaking your own study.
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One department uses a library mainly when undertaking a major study which requires the stimulation of a general library search.
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It undertook feasibility studies to determine the usefulness of various techniques as applied to frescos and plasterwork.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bury yourself in your work/studies etc
comparative study/analysis etc
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All the topics covered would have to be placed in context but there would be no, say, comparative studies.
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Other recent examples of comparative studies are those of Lowe - independent study modules and lecture tours, in 1981.
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She said a comparative study of about 15, 000 randomly selected Gulf War veterans is planned for the near future.
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Space and resources preclude an exhaustive or even an extensive comparative study in this work.
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The comparative study of institutions is not new in political science.
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The comparative study of kinship terminologies is one of the longest established traditions in academic anthropology.
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Thus, the comparative analysis of achievable stopping patterns by bus, light rail and suburban rail is well done.
cost-benefit analysis/study/approach
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Any careful cost-benefit analysis will show that every social practice and institution has limitations and presents difficulties as well as opportunities.
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Does this enable the court to take into account the comparative social utility of the product and apply a cost-benefit analysis?
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Easing actions were subject to an instant cost-benefit analysis.
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Economists have long been calling for safety regulations to be subject to cost-benefit analysis.
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Environmental intangibles have been built into the cost-benefit analysis in the same way as they are for road schemes.
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Few laws require cost-benefit analysis for new rules and many actively prohibit it.
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The port should have the results of a cost-benefit analysis within 120 days, Bowman said.
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The third approach to merger policy is the cost-benefit approach.
independent study/learning
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Councillors will discuss the possibility of funding an independent study into the mine's viability.
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In the spring semester Gordon taught two seminars and took on more than a dozen students for independent study projects.
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It will make provision for mixed-ability groups much easier to organise, and encourage independent study.
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Other recent examples of comparative studies are those of Lowe - independent study modules and lecture tours, in 1981.
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The course manual can be used for independent study.
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The increased use of independent learning at higher levels within the pathway is reflected in the assessment pattern within the modules.
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Two independent studies since the 1968 election confirm the trend.
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Would you like to do this as an independent study?
pilot study/project/scheme etc
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A pilot study is being carried out with Manchester University.
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Olmsted saw Niagara as a pilot project for a larger and more ambitious campaign.
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Schools are being invited to put forward their brightest pupils to do the tests as part of the pilot scheme.
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The pilot scheme bid backed in principle by the committee yesterday is proposed for Darlington and Durham.
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The colours were roughly matched for salience in pilot studies with healthy observers.
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The Environmental Defense Fund brokered a series of pilot projects in Juarez, including one to test vehicle emissions.
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Under a pilot scheme multinationals have been allowed to issue their own work permits to foreign staff.
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With modest resources, the Agriculture Department is introducing the new technologies to growers in a handful of pilot projects nationwide.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Studies of dolphins have shown that they are able to communicate information to each other.
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A series of studies was made to discover the relationship between diet and behavior.
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Berne has published a review of studies on sex education programs in public schools.
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Our comparative study of political culture includes five democracies.
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Paleontology is the study of ancient life.
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Recent studies have shown that women find it harder than men to give up smoking.
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The exhibition includes a series of studies by Picasso for his painting Guernica.
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We're doing a study into how much time people spend watching television each day.
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Woodward's busy work schedule left little time for study on her MBA degree.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A Scandinavian study uses a randomisation scheme which will probably prevent the group from obtaining a scientifically valuable result.
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Four such cases have been reported in the United Kingdom during the past decade, the study says.
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If the study yields promising projections, construction will begin in April.
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Later studies have concentrated on comparisons with attitudes to oil development in Dorset and on reactions to Chernobyl.
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Most of the relevant experimental evidence on this issue comes not from studies of latent inhibition but from investigations of conditioning itself.
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The study also showed a disturbing trend in another area: hours worked.
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The Peace Corps Volunteers were a study in contrast.
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Treatment with sedative antihistamines was continued throughout the study if they were in use on entry.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
college
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They always encouraged varied materials where I studied at art college in Loughborough.
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As a teen, Dunn was encouraged by her father to study art in college .
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Her friends, also studying at exclusive colleges , said they had no difficulty being served drink despite their ages.
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Some of the students come for extra help for courses they are studying at the college .
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Karen therefore studied school administration in college and went into this field.
detail
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The few examples of state formation which have been studied in detail are all significantly different in important respects.
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I had to steel myself to look again so that I could study the details dispassionately.
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Despite being one of the commonest and most widespread birds in Britain, until recently it had not been studied in detail .
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The magnetic field is thus one aspect of the earth that scientists have studied in detail for centuries.
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During S2 the same topics are studied but in more detail and greater emphasis is placed on accuracy and presentation.
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Take time to study the details .
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We can study in detail how the complementary descriptions of position and momentum relate to each other.
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This idea has not been studied in detail in any lek species to date.
face
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He climbed the ladder and studied his face for half an hour in the silver disc that was his halo.
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She studied her face again, watching herself take a drag of her cigarette.
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Simply study the face of the youngster featured.
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Realizing that Foley was studying his face , he flushed.
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I would keep my eyes resolutely shut while he studied my face .
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Mallachy turned away from Jessica, Karen studied Rory's face .
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I looked more closely, studying his face with as much detachment as I could.
history
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From 1969 to 1977 he worked as an X-ray technician in Jerusalem, and then studied history at Beirut University.
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You study the history of religions, comparative religion, the scriptures of the world, maybe the psychology of religion.
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Well, one gets a bit tired of studying ancient history .
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What had I really learned from studying history and psychology and philosophy and literature?
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Many overseas students come to study the languages, history , culture and traditions of this country.
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As Figure 1.3 shows, those who study history are eminently trainable for a wide variety of occupations.
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That's one of the important reasons why we need to study history .
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Two years have been set aside to allow time to study a period of History in sufficient depth.
issue
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This contact made him study the issue of conformity to the established church.
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Few studies have attempted to study the issues from the point of view of the historian.
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So now Clinton does Ike one better: He has created a seven-member commission to study racial issues .
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The tribe waited to study the issue .
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The committee, which studied the issue for 19 months, had signaled its conclusions in a draft report two months ago.
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But they want more time to study the issue , preferably in hearings before the House Judiciary Committee and other relevant panels.
language
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He studied languages , studied political theory, knew diseases intimately, had official records of his skill as a pilot.
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Many people have studied languages in the past in school or elsewhere and this knowledge can be built upon.
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Language change is one of the subjects of historical linguistics, the subfield of linguistics that studies language in its historical aspects.
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Many overseas students come to study the languages , history, culture and traditions of this country.
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I would stay here for a year, study the language , live with people, write my book.
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Because of poor health he was educated at home before enrolling at Glasgow University to study humanities and classical languages .
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I had done my best to study the language in Fontanellato.
opportunity
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These records provided a rare opportunity to study the attenuation of strong seismic waves as a means of assessing seismic hazard.
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Winningham lived near Granada Hills High but got an opportunity transfer to study theater at Chatsworth.
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Some members had not yet had the opportunity to study the Report and the Trustees response.
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University offers a unique opportunity to study subjects not offered at school as well as those of which applicants may have some experience.
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The Faculty offers opportunities to study and conduct research in most branches of law and legal scholarship.
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This discovery has given scientists a unique opportunity to study these unusual phenomena.
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Sailing and trout fishing are available for the more active, and opportunities to study the wildlife are being developed.
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She took over the serving of the tea and cakes and Jenna had the opportunity to study her surreptitiously.
patient
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We studied patients who had coronary arteriography and then later an infarct.
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Also the specificity of our results needs to be verified as we did not study patients with other inflammatory bowel diseases.
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Isner and his colleagues studied 10 patients with severe atherosclerosis.
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We elected to study only patients with disabling liquid stool incontinence and urgency where conventional medical treatment had already failed.
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Although we did not study any patients with severe symptoms, our findings seem to be clinically relevant.
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They studied 27 patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome who believed themselves to have food allergy or intolerance.
researcher
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This gives researchers the ability to study the abilities of each hemisphere of a single brain separately.
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Still, dental researchers are studying adult teeth that have taken decades of abuse from food, drinks and sweets.
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According to Townsend, the data should be invaluable to researchers studying rural areas.
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In particular, the researcher may study himself or herself in order to maintain a specific behavior or change a specific behavior.
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The methodology of ethnography is usually dependent upon the constraints operating on whom or what the researcher wants to study .
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A rendezvous also would have permitted researchers to study the effects of electron emissions from the shuttle on the satellite.
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Bird-watching has been used by many researchers to study children's behaviour.
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Just how essential this help can be was documented over 18 years by a researcher studying these animals in a captive environment.
school
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For two years Anne studied hard at school .
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Karen therefore studied school administration in college and went into this field.
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This boy has studied at film school .
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He began to complain about Theresa, who was studying for medical school .
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And the short story is studied in depth in school and college.
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Nestorius himself had studied at the theological school of Antioch, where his mentor was a man known as Theodore of Mopsuestia.
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If it is vocationally disadvantageous to study history at school , it must be vocationally suicidal to study the subject at university.
scientist
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The social scientist tends to study events soas to draw conclusions of a more general and rather static kind.
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Transmission has always been the burning issue for scientists interested in studying this epidemic.
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Hard currency can be earned for the authorities from foreign scientists who want to study the effects of a nuclear accident.
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In the past, Livermore scientists studied those mini-explosions to better understand the physics of nuclear weapons blasts.
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Despite asking scientists studying penguins about this, none could give an answer.
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The scientists studied nine large families in Utah and Colorado with multiple cases of schizophrenia.
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The mating behaviour of pied flycatchers is immensely complicated and scientists studying them interpret their behaviour slightly differently.
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When a scientist studies combustion, he peers though his instruments at one of the million aspects of the one great mystery.
student
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Exemplar assessments could be made available for students to study in order to give guidance on what is expected.
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It was a little fish that was colorless and thoughtful-looking, one of those students who study hard and barely pass.
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If the student is studying under a tutor or supervisor an adequate number of problems will be supplied to him.
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Back in their high school biology class, the students had been studying the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
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She was also a physicist, one of the rare female students to study pure science.
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The students in the above study had parents who placed a high value on education.
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John Hebbes was a second year student , studying mathematics.
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Then Jack had been a student studying zoology at the university; now he was a lecturer in computers.
subject
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University offers a unique opportunity to study subjects not offered at school as well as those of which applicants may have some experience.
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Nor is the right to study any particular subject or any foreign language.
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But it too uses passive tests most frequently when it is studying female subjects .
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Their list looks remarkably like those of researchers who have studied this subject .
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The student is therefore likely to study four different subjects in these two years, in up to four departments.
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Tightly regulated standards for schools, including the number of minutes that are to be spent studying a subject .
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To examine the reasons for studying a particular subject . 2.
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U., studying some arcane subject that turned out to be completely irrelevant.
university
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Two-year course students may be a little older, and have already studied drama at university level.
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She graduated from the Gymnasium and has even studied in the university .
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Students combining Latin with a modern language usually spend their third year studying Latin at a university in the appropriate country.
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Women were now studying at the university .
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James had studied law at university but now was working in the personnel department of Cadbury's.
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When my service here is finished, I hope to return to my mathematics studies at the university .
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All but six of these students would be studying at university .
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The proliferation of media studies centers at leading universities can play an increasingly important role in fostering critical self-examination of the media.
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spend
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When you spend long periods studying the board the latter point becomes quite important.
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Much of the time in the air was spent studying .
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When she told him he spent hours studying catalogues and brochures deciding how to spend it.
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A public service agency spends so much time studying the financial implications of a project that cost overruns are virtually guaranteed.
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For the past year has spent her spare moments studying for an Open University degree in science and technology.
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The Panthers' offense is fairly predictable, and the 49ers spent the offseason studying their defense.
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He then spent five years studying surgery at Edinburgh, qualifying in 1938.
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Tightly regulated standards for schools, including the number of minutes that are to be spent studying a subject.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
comparative study/analysis etc
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All the topics covered would have to be placed in context but there would be no, say, comparative studies.
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Other recent examples of comparative studies are those of Lowe - independent study modules and lecture tours, in 1981.
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She said a comparative study of about 15, 000 randomly selected Gulf War veterans is planned for the near future.
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Space and resources preclude an exhaustive or even an extensive comparative study in this work.
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The comparative study of institutions is not new in political science.
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The comparative study of kinship terminologies is one of the longest established traditions in academic anthropology.
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Thus, the comparative analysis of achievable stopping patterns by bus, light rail and suburban rail is well done.
cost-benefit analysis/study/approach
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Any careful cost-benefit analysis will show that every social practice and institution has limitations and presents difficulties as well as opportunities.
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Does this enable the court to take into account the comparative social utility of the product and apply a cost-benefit analysis?
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Easing actions were subject to an instant cost-benefit analysis.
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Economists have long been calling for safety regulations to be subject to cost-benefit analysis.
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Environmental intangibles have been built into the cost-benefit analysis in the same way as they are for road schemes.
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Few laws require cost-benefit analysis for new rules and many actively prohibit it.
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The port should have the results of a cost-benefit analysis within 120 days, Bowman said.
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The third approach to merger policy is the cost-benefit approach.
independent study/learning
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Councillors will discuss the possibility of funding an independent study into the mine's viability.
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In the spring semester Gordon taught two seminars and took on more than a dozen students for independent study projects.
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It will make provision for mixed-ability groups much easier to organise, and encourage independent study.
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Other recent examples of comparative studies are those of Lowe - independent study modules and lecture tours, in 1981.
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The course manual can be used for independent study.
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The increased use of independent learning at higher levels within the pathway is reflected in the assessment pattern within the modules.
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Two independent studies since the 1968 election confirm the trend.
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Would you like to do this as an independent study?
pilot study/project/scheme etc
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A pilot study is being carried out with Manchester University.
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Olmsted saw Niagara as a pilot project for a larger and more ambitious campaign.
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Schools are being invited to put forward their brightest pupils to do the tests as part of the pilot scheme.
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The pilot scheme bid backed in principle by the committee yesterday is proposed for Darlington and Durham.
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The colours were roughly matched for salience in pilot studies with healthy observers.
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The Environmental Defense Fund brokered a series of pilot projects in Juarez, including one to test vehicle emissions.
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Under a pilot scheme multinationals have been allowed to issue their own work permits to foreign staff.
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With modest resources, the Agriculture Department is introducing the new technologies to growers in a handful of pilot projects nationwide.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Is Ian coming with us?" "He can't - he's studying for his exams."
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A team of scientists has been studying the effects of acid rain over a twenty-year period.
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Alan hardly studied for the test, but he still passed.
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Dad thinks I should study to be a doctor, but I'm not interested in medicine.
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He's studying to be a lawyer.
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He studied for the bar exam all year, and he still didn't pass.
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His parents sent him to Moscow to study physics, chemistry, and mathematics.
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I'm going to spend the afternoon studying my notes.
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I can't go to the movie tonight - I have a big test to study for.
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I won't comment till I've had time to study the proposals.
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If you study hard, you'll be able to get into a good university.
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It's difficult to study when the weather's so hot.
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Less than 10% of girls choose to study Science at school.
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My parents first met when dad was studying in England.
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NASA has used the space shuttle to study how materials perform in a weightless environment.
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Nicoll was himself a noted psychologist and studied under Jung in Zurich.
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Schultes has spent a lifetime studying hallucinogenic drugs.
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She's studying Music at Berkeley College in Boston.
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She's at business school, studying to be an accountant.
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She spent several years studying the behaviour of gorillas in Africa.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As a teen, Dunn was encouraged by her father to study art in college.
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However, having studied all these reports, it does seem that voluntary organisation involvement is encouraged through national policy guidelines.
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I studied cases of tuberculosis in hospital employees between 1984 and 1992.
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If Angel had studied at Cambridge he would never have become a farmer and married a country girl.
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Language change is one of the subjects of historical linguistics, the subfield of linguistics that studies language in its historical aspects.
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The bill says nothing about requiring taggants in gunpowder, only studying them.
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This allowed him to study many waves traveling along more or less the same path.