avenue of inquiry

collocation in English

meaningsofavenueandinquiry

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avenue
noun[C]
uk
/ˈæv.ə.njuː/us
/ˈæv.ə.nuː/
a wide road with trees or tall buildings on both sides, or a wide country path or road with trees on ...
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inquiry
noun
uk
/ɪnˈkwaɪə.ri/us
/ˈɪŋ.kwɚ.i/
(the process of asking) ...
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(Definition ofavenueandinquiryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The present findings suggest oneavenueofinquiry.
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One reasonably soundavenueofinquiryseems to be to determine the frequency with which verbs carry alliteration.
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Further examination of gender and risk status will be an importantavenueofinquiry, particularly given the higher rates of anxiety and depression that emerge for females during adolescence.
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The election petition provides an importantavenueofinquiry.
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Social work departments control almost everyavenueofinquiryand make it extremely difficult for meaningful data, such as their expenditure arrangements, to leave their control.
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Two additional avenues of inquiry provide more definitive support.
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Suggested avenues of inquiry begin with the need to investigate why transitivity-increasing constructions (applicative, comitative) appear to be more prevalent across languages than transitivity-decreasing ones (passive, reflexive, antipassive, reciprocal).
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Three avenues of inquiry are being followed.
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However, he dissented against barring other avenues of inquiry against possible prejudice that are reasonable and relevant.
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It is generally agreed that the report raised more questions than it answered and that it opened up new avenues of inquiry.
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