research unit

collocation in English

meaningsofresearchandunit

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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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unit
noun
uk
/ˈjuː.nɪt/us
/ˈjuː.nɪt/
a single thing or a separate part of ...
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(Definition ofresearchandunitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The evaluators were from a local universityresearchunitand in both cases were appointed by the project.
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That was helpful in convincing the university to support a smallresearchunitin operations research, econometrics, and mathematical economics.
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Aresearchunitwould not have helped.
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The 350 couples who were first interviewed in 1965 and 1966 were invited to maintain contact with theresearchunitby returning pre-paid change-of-address cards.
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This is an independentresearchunitwith charitable status.
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The sea mammalresearchunitis studying such issues.
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First, we are setting up a psychologicalresearchunit.
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He is the head of a nutritionalresearchunit.
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Most studies of retirement communities focus exclusively on samples of residents as the soleresearchunit, often erroneously portraying them as enjoying a largely placid leisure lifestyle.
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A big team is necessary to staff a really comprehensiveresearchunit.
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He goes on to say that there is one chance, and oneresearchunit.
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I had the pleasure of opening the salmon breeding andresearchunitin 1988.
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I should like to ask, too, about the manpowerresearchunit.
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The foundation set up a legal andresearchunitto study unmet legal need.
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The payresearchunitestablished beyond doubt that they had been well behind for years.
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Should such conferences be serviced by aresearchunit, asked to produce a scheme for debate?
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I have since asked for more details of what theresearchunithas done.
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I must consider the question of subsidising a permanentresearchunit.
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An assessment has been made by an independent academic organisation, the medical architectureresearchunit.
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I visited the community psychiatricresearchunitwhich is based at the hospital.
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I should like to see set up a small, youth employmentresearchunit.
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It is important that aresearchunitbe set up to strengthen evaluation and methodological research.
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Theresearchunitis clearly doing vital work in increasing our understanding of this complex illness.
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I will not attempt any further general description of theresearchunit.
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This is surely the time to build up thisresearchunit.
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