field of study
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffieldandstudy
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field
noun
uk/fiːld/us/fiːld/
an area of land, used for growing crops or keeping animals, usually surrounded by ...
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study
noun
uk/ˈstʌd.i/us/ˈstʌd.i/
the activity of examining a subject in detail in order to discover ...
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(Definition offieldandstudyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Understanding caring and care-giving is a difficultfieldofstudy.
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It took a long time to develop ' a systematic, subject-based taxonomy for such a newfieldofstudy', as the editors say.
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This has produced conceptual confusion that has contributed to a lack of structural rigor in thefieldofstudy.
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There are exciting possibilities in afieldofstudythat is just beginning.
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Although more talented scholars are being drawn to thisfieldofstudy, it remains burdened with several premises that invite reform.
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Conservation of genetic resources is one importantfieldofstudyin conservation biology.
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Generally speaking, there seems to be a confusion between the discipline as such, and itsfieldofstudy.
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This symposium was called to collect individuals together, who have made significant contributions to theirfieldofstudy, to present and summarize their work.
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The similarities and differences between children, adolescents, and adults, and the methodological difficulties and controversies inherent in thisfieldofstudy, will be emphasized.
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I would agree with you on this, and certainly the methodological distinction does tend to produce a less cohesivefieldofstudy.
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Gradually, this body of work is combining to form a uniquefieldofstudy.
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However, it does represent good value for money and provides a solid basis for lecture courses in thisfieldofstudy.
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But this growth in thefieldofstudydid not necessarily correlate with a boost in the prestige of the pandit.
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However, this object must rest alongside the essential development work upon which anyfieldofstudymust rely.
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The main challenge lies in thefieldofstudyof protein expression and modification.
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Future results in thisfieldofstudymay highlight spatial relationships of seed bank types.
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Finally, it is important to note that attachment in foster care is a newfieldofstudy.
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It is that no critical posture can place itself outside itsfieldofstudy.
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Given that the book is an introductory text to afieldofstudy, the majority of readers will be undergoing a learning process.
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