opening paragraph
collocation in Englishmeaningsofopeningandparagraph
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opening
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈəʊ.pən.ɪŋ/us/ˈoʊp.nɪŋ/
happening at the beginning of an event ...
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paragraph
noun[C]
uk/ˈpær.ə.ɡrɑːf/us/ˈper.ə.ɡræf/
a short part of a text, consisting of at least one sentence and beginning on a new line. It usually deals with a single event, description, ...
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(Definition ofopeningandparagraphfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofopening paragraph
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Theopeningparagraphdoes not, to my knowledge, draw upon any particular biblical text.
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We begin our discussion assuming the hypotheses and notation of theopeningparagraphof this subsection.
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Theopeningparagraphof this chapter (71) establishes a neat research agenda, but unfortunately, this analysis does not deliver.
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Theopeningparagraphcontained this sentiment.
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I leave out the preliminary,openingparagraph.
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That was a very positiveopeningparagraph.
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That was in theopeningparagraph.
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Theopeningparagraphof the editorial is crucial.
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In itsopeningparagraphit quite fairly stated the case.
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Itsopeningparagraphexplains when the contract came into being.
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Mention was made in theopeningparagraphof this article of the contemporary belief in clothing as a kind of window on individuals and societies.
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His proposals largely relate to "the big seven" external factors that he argues affect happiness, listed in theopeningparagraphof this review.
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Theopeningparagraphsets forth a most admirable declaration, but what is there behind it?
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Theopeningparagraphmakes a statement which is likely to be challenged from these benches.
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Theopeningparagraphrefers to "directions"and the closing paragraph to"instructions".
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Theopeningparagraphof the alliance's manifesto could have been written only by the alliance.
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Theopeningparagraphof the guidelines puts a minimum population figure of 40,000 as being desirable.
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It is obvious from theopeningparagraphof my letter that it had nothing to do with what he recommended.
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I say nothing about theopeningparagraph, which is the substance of the whole matter, but after that, what?
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I thought that theopeningparagraphof the first of those articles really put the finger on the whole thing.
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Two versions of theopeningparagraphwere written.
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This is the first definition of radiation stated in theopeningparagraph.
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In theopeningparagraphof that book he recalls a happier world where any foreigner could live here without a passport and without even reporting to the police.
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Theopeningparagraphof the first and second sections of the rules expressly states that they are to he applied without regard to race, colour or religion.
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For the party speaks in theopeningparagraphof its manifesto in the most liberal and nonsectarian tones.
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