extensive literature
collocation in Englishmeaningsofextensiveandliterature
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extensive
adjective
uk/ɪkˈsten.sɪv/us/ɪkˈsten.sɪv/
covering a large area; having a ...
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literature
noun[U]
uk/ˈlɪt.rə.tʃər/us/ˈlɪt̬.ɚ.ə.tʃɚ/
written artistic works, especially those with a high and lasting ...
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The same point has been made in anextensiveliterature.
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Unfortunately, she does not draw on theextensiveliteraturefrom legal anthropology and linguistics that would strengthen her critique and deepen her analysis.
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In recent years, the body has been the subject of anextensiveliteraturein the arts and social sciences.
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Despite theextensiveliteratureon loss of self in dementia, several studies have shown that it endures in the face of declining memory.
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The latter applications of the concept are particularly relevant to gerontological research, which has produced anextensiveliteratureon the measurement of dependency.
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There is now anextensiveliteratureon working memory and implicit memory not available then.
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Readers will findextensiveliteraturecitation lists offering them the opportunity to target their specific interest further.
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Theextensiveliteraturesearching failed to identify any better information than that used in the model.
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While there is a veryextensiveliteratureon "dual-task" performance, it invariably emphasizes the allocation of attention between two tasks of a ventral nature.
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It also draws on anextensiveliteratureon space, spanning linguistics, psychology, cognitive studies, and, to a considerably lesser extent, philosophy and anthropology.
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There is anextensiveliteraturedevoted to the relationship between structure and human agency or action.
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Though there is anextensiveliteratureon corporatism, a precise definition remains elusive.
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Despite theextensiveliteratureon the linguistic phenomena, they are seldom taken into account in the design of information systems.
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The first seven chapters introduce the study, provide anextensiveliteraturereview of research methods, and explain how the study was done.
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The structure chosen for experimental study is the turbulent vortex ring, which does not have anextensiveliterature.
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Theextensiveliteraturereviewed here allows us to dismiss a purely degenerative hypothesis of schizophrenia.
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There is anextensiveliteraturecomparing these drugs with each other, though not in elderly patients.
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By now, anextensiveliteratureexists, discussing various aspects of the (co)evolution of legal institutions and their impact on preference formation.
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In anextensiveliteraturesearch, 20 observational pain scales were identified for review including behavior checklists, behavior rating scales, and global rating scales.
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Additional factors were identified from theextensiveliteratureon variation in spontaneous speech (see later discussion).
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