short essay

collocation in English

meaningsofshortandessay

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short
adjective
uk
/ʃɔːt/us
/ʃɔːrt/
small in length, distance, ...
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essay
noun[C]
uk
/ˈes.eɪ/us
/ˈes.eɪ/
a short piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one done by students as part of the work for ...
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(Definition ofshortandessayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Both "secular" and "religion" are problematic concepts, but the difficulties cannot be examined in the course of thisshortessay.
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I cannot possibly do justice to this literature in thisshortessay.
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Ashortessay, again on the flag-and-anthem controversy, concludes the volume.
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Theshortessayis undated, but probably originates from c. 1934/5.
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Dinan has written a useful overview of this period in hisshortessay.
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Linton did in oneshortessaywhat several women's rights activists had immense trouble doing: she popularized most of the debate's tenets.
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The final chapter in this section is ashortessayon strategies for the identification of a mineral, using the material covered in the proceeding chapters.
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There is a short paper on a specific question—in other words, ashortessayquestion on a practical subject drawn from the material provided for the group test.
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Readers often open a publication with an expectation of reading anothershortessayby a specific writer who offers a personal point of view.
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Admissions are based by application, which involves ashortessayof intent.
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The foundation level papers, in turn, comprise multiple choice, calculation, discursive andshortessayquestions.
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His popularity was not diminished by his avoidance of short answer tests and his insistence that each student write ashortessayevery two weeks.
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A written application process along withshortessayquestions accompanies the exam.
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The 2012 theme tasked students to send a photo with ashortessaythat captures a calculated risk they took while living abroad.
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Each entry in the list is accompanied by ashortessaywritten by a music critic.
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Once these criteria are met, he must fill out an application, including the composition of ashortessay.
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Finally, the contestant must write ashortessaydealing with a specified topic about a short literary passage.
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What follows are 46 short essays, divided between four sections.
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In part, this seems due to the editors' insistence on short essays.
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One of the two short essays on collective social action in this book talks only about its weakness.
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