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verb spend time learning about sth ADV. hard PREP. for She is studying hard for her A levels. | under/with He studied under Professor Sager. examine sth carefully ADV. carefully, closely, in depth, in detail, intently, intensively She picked up the letter and studied it carefully. In the third year a number of areas are studied in detail. | extensively, widely | fully, thoroughly | systematically | thoughtfully He studied her thoughtfully, then smiled. PHRASES be easily/well studied The influence of heredity is best studied in genetically identical twins., noun learning ADJ. full-time, part-time | graduate, postgraduate | independent, private This grammar book is suitable both for classroom use and for independent study. | academic The course integrates academic study and practical training. | language QUANT. course, programme VERB + STUDY take up Now that her children are all at school, she's going to take up full-time study again. STUDY + NOUN group A bible study group meets every Sunday at the church. | leave The company allows its staff to take paid study leave. | skills The first part of the course is designed to develop students' study skills. PREP. ~ for full-time study for an MA PHRASES an area/a field of study Students do a foundation year before specializing in their chosen field of study. 2 studies sb's learning activities ADJ. further Many undertake further studies after passing their A levels. VERB + STUDY undertake | continue, pursue | complete, finish When he has completed his studies, he'll travel round the world. | resume, return to She returned to her studies when her children reached school age. 3 studies subjects ADJ. business, management, religious, women's, etc. She's doing women's studies at Liverpool University. VERB + STUDY do | lecture in, teach He lectures in management studies. piece of research ADJ. new, present, recent The present study reveals an unacceptable level of air pollution in the city centre. | earlier, previous | careful, close, comprehensive, detailed, intensive, serious a close study of share prices She devoted herself to a serious study of the Koran. | major | definitive | initial, pilot, preliminary A preliminary study suggested that the product would be popular. | research Research studies carried out in Italy confirmed the theory. | empirical, experimental, systematic, theoretical | anthropological, historical, scientific, sociological | field This phenomenon has been observed in both laboratory and field studies. | feasibility The company undertook an extensive feasibility study before adopting the new system. | literary | case a detailed case study of nine companies | comparative a comparative study of the environmental costs of different energy sources VERB + STUDY commission, fund, support the recommendations of a study commissioned by the World Bank | carry out, conduct, do, make, undertake, work on He has made a special study of the way that birds communicate with one another. | publish STUDY + VERB take place | aim at/to, be aimed at sth, attempt to, be designed to, set out to The study set out to examine bias in television news coverage. | be based on sth a study based on a sample of male white-collar workers | cover sth The ten-year study covered 13,000 people aged 15-25. | concern sth, deal with sth, examine sth, focus on sth, investigate sth, look at sth | compare sth The study compares the incidence of bone cancer in men and women. | conclude sth, demonstrate sth, find sth, indicate sth, report sth, reveal sth, say sth, show sth, suggest sth, warn sth | provide sth The study provided valuable insight into the development of the disease. | highlight sth, identify sth The study highlighted three problem areas. STUDY + NOUN group The study group was selected from a broad cross section of the population. PREP. in a/the ~ In a recent study, 40% of schools were found to be understaffed. | under ~ the biochemical process under study | ~ into a study into the viability of the mine | ~ on a definitive study on medieval weapons PHRASES an area/a field of study, the results/findings of a study, the subject of a study Shakespeare is the subject of a new study by Anthony Bryan.
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