eminent scientist

collocation in English

meaningsofeminentandscientist

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eminent
adjective
uk
/ˈem.ɪ.nənt/us
/ˈem.ə.nənt/
famous, respected, ...
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scientist
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsaɪən.tɪst/us
/ˈsaɪən.tɪst/
an expert who studies or works in one of ...
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(Definition ofeminentandscientistfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is the opinion of aneminentscientistwho has given great service to the country during the last war.
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I would pray such a veryeminentscientistto apply the elementary principle of scientific induction to this problem.
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One, it was said, was likely to be aneminentscientist.
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Theeminentscientistwho read the paper made one pertinent remark.
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He has appointed aneminentscientistto oversee it.
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A veryeminentscientisttold me that no nuclear power plant could justify its existence in energy terms.
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It was discovered by a veryeminentscientistin 1929.
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Brown, is a veryeminentscientist?
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As he was aneminentscientistwith influential friends, the sentence was never carried out.
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If you want to be aneminentscientistyou have to have a lot of grad students and a lot of grants.
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Each book portrays the life and personality of aneminentscientist, and the thought processes by which they made their discoveries.
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He was aneminentscientist, a caring physician, and a great human being guided by a clear philosophical stance.
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To be sure, the reader discovers useful things about the papers of eminent scientists, less perhaps about the more representative intellectuals, and scientific associations.
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Many eminent scientists from around the world have contributed to this volume.
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This report, prepared by a panel of eminent scientists, examines the potential, and inherent risks, of crop bioengineering.
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The scientific staff also included two eminent scientists.
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Eminent scientists in all fields of science often disagree on the interpretation and the appropriate application of the recent findings of research.
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The assurances of eminent scientists and distinguished doctors cut no ice with me at all.
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In the run-up to the eventual privatisation of the laboratory, another 200 eminent scientists—some of the best in their field—left the facility.
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