research council

collocation in English

meaningsofresearchandcouncil

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research
noun[U]
uk
/rɪˈsɜːtʃ/us
/ˈriː.sɝːtʃ/
a detailed study of a subject, especially in order to discover (new) information or reach a ...
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council
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˈkaʊn.səl/us
/ˈkaʊn.səl/
a group of people elected or chosen to make decisions or give advice on a particular subject, to represent a particular group of people, or to run a ...
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(Definition ofresearchandcouncilfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The chief executive of that fledglingresearchcouncilnow attends meetings of the other research councils, which we did the day before yesterday.
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The announcement about the proposed level of funding for 1991–92 for theresearchcouncilhas aggravated that situation.
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Again, on the basis of professional advice, theresearchcounciltook the view that a clawback provision would not be to its advantage.
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Theresearchcouncilhas, however, benefited from the new funding for ground-based astronomy and the new synchrotron.
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Details ofresearchcouncilreceipts for the years 1982–83 to 1986–87 have been published in the annual appropriation accounts.
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The conduct ofresearchcouncilfunding and grants depends on peer review and it must be recognised that it has limitations.
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Will he create a social scienceresearchcouncil?
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This is a philosophy which underlies theresearchcouncilconcept which we have had in this country for a very large number of years.
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Just 5 of the 22 members of thisresearchcouncilare women.
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Almost allresearchcouncilinstitutes are to remain as they are, subject to efficiency improvements.
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In other words, there is no social scienceresearchcouncildealing with major matters of social science research.
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Theresearchcouncilcan keep the grant going as one which it would like to support.
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Presumably, it would come under the second newresearchcouncil.
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Eachresearchcouncilhas freedom to decide what proportion c f its grant-in-aid to allocate to research training.
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The institutions also receive public funds in the form ofresearchcouncilgrants.
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Some establishments are jointly operated with universities and other bodies; in these cases the numbers employed refer toresearchcouncilemployees only.
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The amounts of the grants-in-aid made to eachresearchcouncilfrom the science budget in each year since 1974–75 are as follows.
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The agricultural and foodresearchcouncil, like the other research councils, is an independent body whose operations are governed by its royal charter.
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In other words, instead of having six research councils we would put it all together as oneresearchcouncil.
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