noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a controversial issue/topic/subject
▪ I tried to avoid controversial topics such as politics and religion.
an essay topic
▪ Students will be given six essay topics, from which they must choose two.
discuss a topic (=subject of general interest)
▪ I sometimes let the class choose which topic they want to discuss.
warm to a theme/subject/topic etc
▪ The more she spoke, the more she warmed to her subject.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
controversial
▪ Whatever route was chosen, water supplies would remain a controversial topic.
▪ Find a less controversial topic with which to experiment.
▪ Textbooks on research methods rarely mention the problems that arise when undertaking research on controversial topics or conducting it in sensitive locations.
▪ Can an underground newspaper be banned for discussing controversial or unpopular topics?
▪ In fact, their relations with the parties they serve sharply restrict their ability to tackle controversial topics.
different
▪ And no doubt other authors would have chosen a different balance of topics - more invertebrates and light vertebrates perhaps.
▪ Any one document covers a number of different topics.
▪ Before embarking on these widely different topics, however, it is essential to consider volcanoes in their global setting.
▪ Subsequent lessons can further develop the same conversation, or can tackle different topics. b. Phonological features.
▪ At the seminar three working parties discussed different topics: Physico-chemical characterisation of exposures.
▪ The combination of smoother style and slight changes of substance has allowed Britain to build different alliances on different topics.
▪ I am sure there was a different topic of conversation the following Monday morning at certain South Shropshire hairdressing establishments!
▪ Try to make relevant connections between different topics, both within and between your class subjects.
hot
▪ Page description languages are currently a hot topic with much being written about the relative strengths and weaknesses of the various offerings.
▪ The hot topic in political circles here is who might become Sen.
▪ Aphid insecticide resistance-a hot topic for beet and potato growers as well as horticulturalists.
▪ The other hot topic at E3 this time was the new 3-D add-in cards for personal computers.
▪ The next decade looks promising - especially for those who study the newly hot topic of neutrinos.
▪ Friday, 29 years after he was slain by a single rifle shot, his assassination is once again a hot topic.
▪ The subject of pensions is likely to be a hot topic at Labour's annual conference in October.
important
▪ So far, research into psychoneuroimmunology has done no more than scratch the surface of this potentially important topic.
▪ It encourages discussion of important topics that are vital to the long-term health of our society.
▪ In ocean dynamics studies, important topics are heat storage, circulation and the role of sea ice.
▪ This very important topic receives detailed treatment in a later chapter.
▪ The book contains a number of excellent reviews on a wide range of important topics.
▪ Are children writing on their own important topics most of the time?
▪ A number of important topics will be on the agenda for discussion.
▪ He has traveled widely, lecturing on such obscure but important topics as cryptography, intellectual property and cognitive theory.
main
▪ The main topic on the agenda of the therapy class was, to start with anyway, Henry.
▪ I decided to rearrange it by main topics and then subheadings.
▪ The main topics were environmental management and marine pollution.
▪ Chemometrics and analytical data extraction are the main topics covered in the computer corner.
▪ Some briefings even lay down the report structure and main topics to be covered.
▪ The main topic for discussion will be finding a job.
▪ The main topics covered are finance, health and leisure, together with the social aspects of adjusting to retirement.
▪ The first theme was, in different guises, consistently the main topic of debate for professionals.
major
▪ The major topic in this period was Inns rents.
▪ Women, of course, were always a major topic in the dressing-room.
▪ Discussion Endothelin-1 has become a major research topic since its discovery and characterisation as a potent vasoconstrictor.
▪ On all the major topics listed under the Programme for Survival no progress towards any international agreement or solution was made.
▪ The model textbook should have 800-1200 pages divided into 20-30 chapters covering the major topic areas.
▪ These are specialised and, usually, original interpretations of major topics based upon detailed, extensive researching of primary sources.
▪ Learning Learning has been a major topic within academic psychology for the past century or so.
other
▪ As well as verifying centres' assessments, our verifiers offer support and advice on assessment and other topics during their visits.
▪ Opportunity was given for other topics to be raised.
▪ Unlike many other topics in pragmatics, implicature does not have an extended history.
▪ Chapter 8 treats the educational disadvantages of women amongst other topics.
▪ Shrewsbury Crown Court heard that the two men discussed no other topics and Browning, 36, left.
▪ Leaflets on HIV/AIDS, donor insemination and other topics are available.
▪ On no other topic were these former officers of the Liverpool City so reticent.
▪ Subordinate to each of these subject areas are other topics.
particular
▪ It is therefore a simple matter to find a particular topic, and also to browse profitably through the book.
▪ Each core has a particular set of topics for consideration each year, and students find ways to explore these in depth.
▪ Occasionally amateur film is the only visual record of a particular event or topic.
▪ There are different kinds of meetings, some emphasizing discussion of a particular topic, some with speakers.
▪ If you find a particular topic hard to understand, then this is always a good way to solve the problem.
▪ Others are conducting their discussions on World Wide Web sites devoted to particular topics.
▪ It is as if within the wider panorama particular topics become a focus of especial attention.
▪ These are based upon invited research papers on a particular topic.
relevant
▪ These links will be used to develop higher degree courses and specialist courses on relevant topics associated with the universities.
▪ How relevant is this topic I plan to teach?
▪ Appian Way, for instance, offer data disks that can conduct searches and produce material relevant to specific topics.
▪ Here we shall merely try to summarise the main points that are immediately relevant to the topic of this book.
specific
▪ Meetings need not be addressed by any one person although a specific topic can be aired for discussion if the group wishes.
▪ Majordomo allows a group of people to join or quit a mailing list dedicated to a specific topic.
▪ An essay in Science, Engineering or Technology may call for a survey of the literature on a specific topic.
▪ A two-hour morning session was broken into segments, each devoted to a specific topic.
▪ Both of these edited volumes contain a number of relevant and clearly written papers on a variety of specific topics.
▪ Usenet-the Net's prime discussion area-comprises over 85,000 newsgroups, each dedicated to a specific topic.
▪ Some channels are obviously dedicated to specific topics, for example, but most are merely informal chat limes.
▪ In this article, as the title suggests, I shall deal in detail with a rather specific topic.
wide
▪ During his first term at Oxford Hooton received long letters on a wide range of topics.
▪ They found that 50 economic appraisals had been published, covering a wide range of topics.
▪ An electronic publishing course for undergraduate computer scientists needs to cover a significantly wider range of topics.
▪ They provide expertise across a wide range of topics while allowing the students to contribute to the year-to-year developments in experimental techniques.
▪ The dictionary's articles cover a wide range of topics connected with the ecumenical movement.
▪ Jan will make two 45-minute appearances on stage discussing a wide variety of topics and answering questions.
▪ In addition it is divided into regional and subject groups which organize meetings on a wide variety of topics.
■ NOUN
research
▪ The aim of the project is to analyse the effects of changes in the funding climate on innovatory research topics.
▪ Do we really need lots of people sitting around pondering on research topics that are of little benefit to man or beast?
▪ Opportunities for joint supervision with members of staff from these bodies are available when suitable candidates with appropriate research topics present themselves.
▪ Requirements for other researchers involve detailed specification of research topic, methods etc.
▪ What are the processes by which the role of women within the trade unions has emerged as an accepted research topic?
▪ Why had such a research topic now become acceptable?
▪ Discussion Endothelin-1 has become a major research topic since its discovery and characterisation as a potent vasoconstrictor.
▪ They almost invariably define the research topic, and the research area, clearly, concisely, and unambiguously.
work
▪ Ideas about cross-curricular links and the possibilities for topic work can also be shared.
▪ Good practice in topic work is complex and there is not space to describe it in detail here.
▪ History at Key Stage 1 can fit easily into topic work.
▪ Previously the majority of schools adopted topic work and a cross-curricular and thematic approach.
▪ Some at least of the History requirements may be delivered through cross-curricular topic work.
▪ Links between subjects may be sought for to enable a thematic approach or topic work to continue.
▪ I will also devote some time to topic work because of the importance I attach to integrated approaches to learning.
■ VERB
address
▪ To my knowledge, no one has yet addressed the relationship between topic and theme in topic-prominent languages.
▪ Clinton addressed a range of topics during his 20-minute meeting with reporters.
▪ Whatever breakdown is chosen, the course content must address all the ensuing topics.
▪ But his reluctance to address the topic now is probably indicative of his frustration over the matter.
▪ Piaget did not address the topic of individual differences or individual variations in construction of knowledge.
become
▪ He drew attention to the lower achievement of boys before it became a fashionable topic.
▪ Their bedroom doors closed, and suddenly our foibles became the topic of dinner conversation.
▪ How do themes emerge, develop, attract popular sociological interest and become acceptable topics of empirical research?
▪ Discussion Endothelin-1 has become a major research topic since its discovery and characterisation as a potent vasoconstrictor.
▪ There she felt attracted to Quakerism, which became the topic of her first two books, published in 1914.
choose
▪ It is intended that a teacher choose and teach a topic which leads up to formal rule or formula.
▪ David Quarmby helped her in choosing these topics and assisted her with some of her coursework.
▪ In the first session the group chose the topic of hospitals in the future.
▪ Members ballot for a right to choose a topic and speak.
▪ We turn now from materials with a focus on language to materials you choose because of the topic they present.
consider
▪ The indexer is required to consider which topics within a document to represent in an index.
▪ They consider the following topics: 1.
▪ We now turn to consider this topic.
▪ We have considered a topic which is, perhaps regrettably, not at the centre of Anglican attention.
▪ Our argument for the importance of considering individual speaker's topics in conversational discourse would consequently be weaker.
▪ We shall not consider this topic here except to make the following point.
cover
▪ Some sections of the list were covered widely both in relation to topic and modes of assessment and others less so.
▪ Experts will cover topics such as disaster planning for pets and pet first aid, as well as horse nutrition and care.
▪ Finally, in the fourth section I will cover a few miscellaneous topics which I think may be of interest.
▪ In the first instance, more reading and thought will be necessary in order to satisfactorily cover the topics.
▪ Both courses claimed to cover all topics, except Syllabus Design which was only covered by one.
▪ These come from many sources - school groups, horticulture clubs, students etc. and cover many topics.
▪ General Philosophy covers such topics as mind and body, theory of knowledge, causation and personal identity.
deal
▪ Chapter 4 comprehensively deals with the crucial topic of quality control and quality assurance.
▪ Placido Domingo will release an album that deals solely with the topics of losing your job and your girl.
▪ A third way of dealing with a topic indirectly, perhaps the most difficult to handle, is to use analogy.
▪ Another question to consider is whether you have any other materials dealing with the same topic.
▪ In dealing with the difficult topics of his own day he resorted to silence and ambiguity.
▪ There are three ways of dealing with a topic indirectly.
▪ I of Capital dealing with this topic.
▪ I found the sections in Pais's book dealing with these topics disappointingly terse and dry.
discuss
▪ There may also be ways in which the church could discuss the topic more openly.
▪ Can teachers be punished for discussing topics or distributing materials that are not relevant?
▪ These three books cover that same spectrum while discussing widely disparate topics.
▪ It was a comfort to discuss this familiar topic, which had been a town favorite for years.
▪ In contrast, some contemporary clinicians who have discussed the topic have been much less enthusiastic about connecting creativity to psychosis.
▪ We discussed the usual topics: his fame, his fortune, and his apartment.
▪ Terms should be introduced, as appropriate, to allow teachers and pupils to discuss the topics set out below.
▪ Can an underground newspaper be banned for discussing controversial or unpopular topics?
include
▪ Fourteen Business Briefs include topics such as writing a business letter, welcoming visitors etc.
▪ This meeting broadened the scope of the program by including topics which initially appeared to be too advanced for the developing countries.
▪ The content of the course includes the follow topics: S3: Chemical reactions - slow, fast and explosive!
▪ The course includes following topics - thermodynamics, kinetics, solution chemistry, organic chemistry, transition metals and metal extraction.
▪ The second term includes such topics as a study of poetry and the use of materials to support writing.
introduce
▪ The interviewer uses a checklist to ensure that specific areas are covered, requesting explanations or introducing new topics as necessary.
▪ Chapter 6 introduces the topic of solid sample analysis by discussing such important issues as spiking procedures, recoveries and matrix effects.
▪ The film should reinforce existing knowledge and then introduce further topics, concepts and principles.
▪ Often the teacher will search for analogies or local examples, to introduce a general history topic.
▪ In many primary classrooms, teachers introduce a new topic by means of a discussion with the whole class.
▪ Alternatively it can be done prior to question 1 to introduce the topic.
▪ But then Meredith discovered that the way to get Harriet relaxed and talking was to introduce the topic of animals.
relate
▪ First, try newsgroups related to the topics covered on your site.
▪ Extras: The stripped-down presentation accommodates add-on titles delivering vocabulary and facts about related topics.
▪ The choices here relate to discourse topic.
▪ Best for finding images and sounds related to search topics.
study
▪ The Mutual Improvement Society studied Shakespeare and the topics of the day.
▪ For this reason, during the early grades, children usually study topics they are familiar with.
▪ Globally, more than 20 dedicated research units now study the topic, and business-ethics journals abound.
▪ In frustration, he began to study books on the topic.
▪ It is one thing to study these topics and to then be able as a result to answer conventional questions.
▪ The next decade looks promising - especially for those who study the newly hot topic of neutrinos.
▪ When they study other topics, their sexuality tends to be interpreted as an idiosyncrasy which does not affect their work.
write
▪ If you are writing on this topic you can work out a list of different sorts of tragedy.
▪ It is characteristic of most research writing that topic areas are set off, underlined or otherwise made highly visible.
▪ Many books have been written about this topic alone and cheese is indeed as international as food itself.
▪ If you are writing on a complex topic a reader can easily become confused.
▪ When you read anything that any anthropologist has written on the topic of kinship terminology be on your guard.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a hot issue/topic etc
▪ Aphid insecticide resistance-a hot topic for beet and potato growers as well as horticulturalists.
▪ Despite the ominous thunder of global war, the date on which to observe Thanksgiving was a hot issue.
▪ Friday, 29 years after he was slain by a single rifle shot, his assassination is once again a hot topic.
▪ Military service was a hot topic at Oxford in the mid-1950s, too.
▪ Page description languages are currently a hot topic with much being written about the relative strengths and weaknesses of the various offerings.
▪ Salah had succeeded in creating a hot issue.
exhaust a subject/topic etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Dole's absence was the topic of radio talk shows.
▪ Type the topic into the search field, and let the browser search all relevant sites.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Given the topic of this book, you might expect a bias in favor of finding behavior-driven performance challenges.
▪ Ideas about cross-curricular links and the possibilities for topic work can also be shared.
▪ It is characteristic of most research writing that topic areas are set off, underlined or otherwise made highly visible.
▪ Taxes and the budget are obvious topics as Republicans fashion an economic agenda for the national convention.
▪ The law student is not expected to learn every single rule in every single legal topic.
▪ The variation across topics showed a spread of 13 to 63 percent.
▪ They will accept a lot of that but they want to pick the topic.