Exercise: The specialist language of disciplines
Look at the many meanings the same word can have
in different academic disciplines. Click on the highlighted word to see
its meaning within a specific context.
The issue of land rights is significant
for Aboriginal people.
For the memory task, the number of participants from the no breakfast
condition who performed poorly was significant. |
Man is one of the few mammals with the ability of
accommodation.
The Union has attempted to accommodate Management's
desire for improved efficiency, while negotiating for improvements
in employment conditions.
The amount of publicly funded accommodation provided
for victims of domestic violence has increased only marginally despite
the Government's budget promise of further funding.
Piaget's notions of assimilation and accommodation
help to explain how children develop knowledge. |
News Limited is the dominant partner
in the takeover bid.
In terms of eye colour, blue is dominant. |
Obtaining the focus requires some
lengthy calculations, especially if the value of the directrix is
unknown.
The first step of any visual manipulation experiment requires the
light machine to have focus.
Results indicate that the image which captures the focus
of attention is retained for the longest period. |
Recovery from this type of sports injury requires
many hours of passive therapy.
The use of the passive voice is one technique that
helps writing to sound more formal.
In early Australian literature, women were portrayed as playing
a passive role, however, some examples to the contrary
do exist. |
It has been noted that caste regulations
typically end at the work place leading to debate about the degree
to which this system stands in the way of industrialisation.
Unlike other eusocial insects, the caste distinctions
in termites are not related to sex.
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