brief background

collocation in English

meaningsofbriefandbackground

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brief
adjective
uk
/briːf/us
/briːf/
lasting only a short time or containing ...
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background
noun
uk
/ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd/us
/ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd/
the things that can be seen behind the main things or people in ...
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(Definition ofbriefandbackgroundfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbrief background

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The next section provides abriefbackgroundof the case, followed by a theoretical discussion of venue shopping strategies.
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I wish to give thebriefbackgroundto that.
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The information itself is provided in tabular form; the commentary that precedes it gives somebriefbackgroundand points out a few interesting details.
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However, it will be illuminating to present abriefbackgroundagainst which the investigations to be reported in this paper may be compared.
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He added abriefbackgroundsurvey, deleted a few sections for a variety of (good) reasons, and made many changes that were for the most part cosmetic.
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I shall begin by providing abriefbackgroundto the family's case.
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I should like to give abriefbackgroundon how the matter arises.
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I shall give abriefbackgroundthat will make most of the question fall into place.
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Before discussing the study itself, it is necessary to give abriefbackgroundto two-clause wh-questions and consider why they are linguistically interesting for language acquisition research.
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It is necessary, first, to give abriefbackgroundfor the record before coming to my special plea.
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He made abriefbackgroundcameo in the first movie.
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The character's name and appearance visually tell the newcomer reader a shortbriefbackgroundof the character.
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A typical comprehensive plan begins by giving abriefbackgroundof the current and future conditions found in the data collection step.
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