back cover

collocation in English

meaningsofbackandcover

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back
noun[C]
uk
/bæk/
us
/bæk/
the inside or outside part of an object, vehicle, building, etc. that is furthest from ...
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cover
noun
uk
/ˈkʌv.ər/
us
/ˈkʌv.ɚ/
something that is put on or over something else, usually to protect it, to keep something ...
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(Definition ofbackandcoverfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofback cover

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The copy of the book sent to this reviewer had an erroneous description of it on thebackcover.
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It contributes, as the notes on thebackcoverclaim, to a cutting-edge research topic.
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This is, as thebackcoverblurb proclaims, an 'eclectic collection'.
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This essential question is asked already on thebackcoverof this book.
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The title, introduction andbackcover' ' blurb ' ' all speak to eco-criticism and urban studies in general.
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Although compliments such as these can arouse suspicion among high-brow readers, they are not meant as blurbs for thebackcover.
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It is thebackcover, however, that contains the first inkling of her tale.
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Information on back volumes, permissions and advertising is given on the insidebackcover.
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The word "intersect" is used as a noun on thebackcover.
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Information on subscriptions, back volumes, permissions and advertising is given on the insidebackcover.
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Thebackcoverstates that it is 'especially useful for students of literature as well as linguistics'.
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The map provided in a sleeve in thebackcoveris also well produced and in full colour.
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Thebackcoverstates that this book is aimed at researchers in animal nutrition, animal science and environmental (pollution) science.
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This information is provided on thebackcoverof her book along with her photograph.
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While thebackcoverinforms us that this manuscript is the product of several preliminary drafts, a draft is really what it remains.
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Another sentence in thebackcoverblurb is more revealing.
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So far as can be inferred from the information on thebackcover, two volumes will be published each year.
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The gesture thus appears to depict the opening of thebackcoverof a booklet 1808 such that it can lie flat.
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On thebackcover, the girl is missing from the swing and the lower right-hand corner is covered with large, boot-like imprints in the sand.
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As the publishers' description on thebackcoversays, this book is a 'provocative' read.
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