explanatory text

collocation in English

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explanatory
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈsplæn.ə.tər.i/us
/ɪkˈsplæn.ə.tɔːr.i/
giving an explanation ...
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text
noun
uk
/tekst/us
/tekst/
the written words in a book, magazine, etc., not ...
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(Definition ofexplanatoryandtextfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The book is of course essentially mathematical, but with clear and readableexplanatorytextand notes to help with difficult points in the mathematics.
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Based on his research he had maps made to which he attachedexplanatorytext.
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The many real examples of defining expositives, categorised systematically, also stand as a useful resource for the study of definition inexplanatorytext.
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Each transect can be scrolled and viewed at different scales, and is accompanied by anexplanatorytextwritten by the compilers.
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Theexplanatorytextis so brief as sometimes to be ambiguous, for example, does the presence of stem and leaf emergences (prickles) make a plant armed?
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We will present input signatures member-by-member, interleaved withexplanatorytextin the main body of this section.
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A visitor is tempted into a confrontation with anexplanatorytextof max. 150 words by referring to the basic image which the visitor has of the artifact.
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It would be misleading to quote these figures without theexplanatorytext.
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The practice has therefore been to produce several years' registrations withexplanatorytext.
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This document presents a wide range of environmental statistics andexplanatorytextcovering all areas of the environment, not just those for which the agencies will have responsibilities.
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In this era, it simply meant anexplanatorytextwritten to show an idea.
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Has the particularity of each letter is preceded by a sheet withexplanatorytext.
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It consists of a series plaques with historical photographs andexplanatorytext.
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It contains laboratory exercises andexplanatorytextsupplements aimed at the student.
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This would then allow the reader to study theexplanatorytextof the advertisement.
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The exhibition featured historical artifacts,explanatorytextand images, interactive exhibits, and a computer animation theater.
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Tips, when selected, provide a short page ofexplanatorytext, much like a tooltip.
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Entries from around the world are submitted as photographs andexplanatorytextonline.
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Press statements typically accompany both resolutions and presidential statements, carrying the text of the document adopted by the body and also someexplanatorytext.
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Each document is presented with a brief introduction and shortexplanatorytext.
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