supporting research

collocation in English

meaningsofsupportingandresearch

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supporting
adjective
uk
/səˈpɔː.tɪŋ/us
/səˈpɔːr.t̬ɪŋ/
not the most important actor or part in a film ...
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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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(Definition ofsupportingandresearchfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Whatever the benefits of a growing intellectual community, the competition for federal fundssupportingresearchin the humanities is intense.
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First, undertaking research into management and service delivery and secondly managing andsupportingresearchin the practice.
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Questioned on the mechanics ofsupportingresearchactivity, it was suggested that locality representation would be valuable.
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Whilst not a direct block to research activity, potential conflict could exist, which could be reduced by being more explicit about the reasons forsupportingresearchactivity.
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We are alsosupportingresearchinto the extent and causes of maternal ill health.
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We are alsosupportingresearchon rice, for example.
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We would very much like to have a live test and aresupportingresearchinto one.
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A small, privately owned industry would have great difficultysupportingresearchand development.
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These figures take no account of the costs ofsupportingresearchand development and preconstruction design and project engineering.
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A good patent policy is a particularly effective way ofsupportingresearchpolicy.
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I amsupportingresearchinto ways of keeping this noise to a minimum but no method of eliminating it entirely can be foreseen.
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We have doubled what we have been spending insupportingresearchand development.
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The different attitudes of these governments insupportingresearchand development in transport is emphasised in paragraphs 6.44 and 6.45 of the report.
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All those authorities are good reasons forsupportingresearch.
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I amsupportingresearch, development and demonstration programmes on energy from waste with an existing commitment of £5·9 million on 62 projects.
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This does not take account of the costs ofsupportingresearchand development and preconstruction design and project engineering.
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I also fully concur with the need to ensure coherence and complementarity between the various instruments which currently exist forsupportingresearch, development and innovation.
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This will be important insupportingresearchinto animal health and welfare issues.
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The report clarifies what goes without saying; that it is impossible to support innovation withoutsupportingresearchand education.
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