narrow scope

collocation in English

meaningsofnarrowandscope

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narrow
adjective
uk
/ˈnær.əʊ/us
/ˈner.oʊ/
having a small distance from one side to the other, especially in comparison with ...
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scope
noun[U]
uk
/skəʊp/us
/skoʊp/
the range of a subject covered by a book, programme, discussion, ...
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(Definition ofnarrowandscopefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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On thenarrowscopereading, the requirement is to study only syntax, hence other subjects are not permitted.
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Repetition of classes and school drop-out may be the consequences of such anarrowscopeof literacy.
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This clearly has conceptual implications that extend well beyond thenarrowscopeof this paper.
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We could get different versions of satisficing consequentialism by giving the existential quantifiernarrowscope.
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Thus, (35b) represents thenarrowscopereading for (1).
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The compound criteria prevented an overlynarrowscopeby recognizing the numerous avenues through which growers can experiment with reduced pesticide use.
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Again, thenarrowscopeinterpretation is unavailable for these verbs.
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Similarly, (6b) does not allow for a reading where the adverb takesnarrowscope.
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For both, the argument must be new, and both can havenarrowscopewith negatives and quantifiers.
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Fornarrowscopeindefinites, garden-variety existential quantifiers are sufficient.
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Note that thenarrowscopereading is also facilitated by the presence of imperfective aspect on the verb.
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Thus, (23) represents a situation where an adjunct appearing at a syntactically higher node semantically takesnarrowscope.
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Thus, the unwantednarrowscopereading is predicted to be possible for sentences like (18b).
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