subject area

collocation in English

meaningsofsubjectandarea

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subject
adjective
uk
/ˈsʌb.dʒekt/
us
/ˈsʌb.dʒekt/
to have or experience a particular thing, especially ...
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area
noun
uk
/ˈeə.ri.ə/
us
/ˈer.i.ə/
a particular part of a place, piece of land, ...
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(Definition ofsubjectandareafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsubject area

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In summary, this volume provides a good effective introduction to thesubjectarea, with an extensive range of inoculants and practices covered.
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However, many advanced students will probably be looking for a series of texts on this broadsubjectareato provide greater depth and detail.
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This radical transformation renders it difficult to conceive of the development of a discipline any longer as the cumulation of knowledge about itssubjectarea.
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All the website material will be organised according to broadsubjectareaand related topics.
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For both universities, information about age, qualification awarded andsubjectareawas available from administrative records.
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This paper summarizes the state-of-the-art in thissubjectarea, and discusses future research directions.
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Mathematical modelling of tissue growth is asubjectareawhich has received a great deal of attention; the clinical applications of such models are myriad.
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I thoroughly recommend this book, particularly as an undergraduate course text, as it covers thesubjectarea, is nicely presented and very readable.
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In no case has this dual approach been more apparent than in thesubjectareaof seed biology.
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These fulfil the dual functions of contributing to the existing knowledge and providing an overview of thesubjectarea.
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This book is aimed at advanced undergraduates, but will prove useful for post-graduates because of its in-depth analysis of thesubjectarea.
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This is also not a book with an overview of thesubjectareathat it does cover, which a general readership might have hoped for.
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The mutation section commences with a useful review of thesubjectarea, and the subject of apomixis is also covered informatively.
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The last 20 years have seen many advances in thissubjectarea.
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The information provided exemplifies the breadth of thesubjectarea.
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For this reviewer it was quite difficult to envisage a better introduction to thesubjectarea.
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It then deals with one of the crucial topics in thissubjectarea: the problem of the estimation of geometry from image measurements.
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Intellectually, thesubjectarearemains dominated by researchers from social policy, and health care service and delivery.
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It is also important to address the needs of teachers lacking specialist knowledge of thesubjectareato avoid contradiction in assessment of work.
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