Repertoire of useful phrases

Part two – Aim

  •   the aim of the/this study is/was to

The aim of this study was to identify and characterize the orthologues of FRI in Brassica oleracea.

The aim is to explore the ways in which sex tourists and sex workers imagine (…).

  •   this paper aims at

This paper aims at testing the relationship between (…).

  •   the article/paper aims to

Focusing on legal conflicts over state sponsored religious speech, this article aims to problematize the notion of(…) by analyzing (…).

  • with the goal of

We conducted a morphological examination of specimens from the range of the species, with the goal of developing a treatment …

  • the study argues for

The study argues for the use of noncoding DNA in a spectrum of applications (…)

  • the article  asks if/whether

The article asks whether such a solution is feasible under the circumstances described or not.

  • the goal of this research is to

The goal of this research was to use full-length cDNA technology to develop ESTs that would overlap with the beginning of open reading frames (…).

Our goal here was to assess habitat connectivity (…).

  • objectives:

Objectives: To assess existing research on the effects of various interventions (…).

  • the purpose of this research is to

The purpose of this research is to present the toxic effects of some heavy metals.

  • to analyse sth to/in order to do sth

In this study we analysed meiosis (…) to find mechanisms (…).

  • the paper describes/sth is described

In this paper, a model-based approach is described  (…).

  • drawing on sth this paper explores sth

Drawing on research in urban sociology, cultural geography, and social psychology, this paper explores some of the moral rules (…).

This paper explores some relationships between the promotion of competition and economic development

  • the paper examines how/sth

This paper examines how the new appraisal approach has been applied at the local level

This paper examines the absence of the state from the discourses and practices of "liveable" urban spaces.

  • to clarify the situation sth was done/sb does sth

To clarify the situation, using molecular methods, we analysed chemically different European samples (…).

  • the article focuses on

This article focuses on how city size and public transport policy may influence effects (…).

This article focuses on the ways in which other subjects  (…).

  • this study compares/to compare

This study comparesdigital elevation models (DEMs)

Here, we review a selection of published barcoding data sets to compare species discrimination (…).

  • sth was performed in order to evaluate

Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis (…) was performed in order to evaluate the somaclonal variation rate (…).

  • to present/the paper presents (the) results of sth

This paper presents an algorithm for the …

The paper presents (the) results of morphometric analysis (…).

  • sth is proposed/to propose sth

In this paper, a new method is proposed and implemented (…).

  • the paper reviews

This paper reviews LiDAR ground filtering algorithms (…).

Here, we review a selection of published barcoding data sets to compare species discrimination (…).

  •  the article seeks to

This article seeks to bring some clarity to these discussions (…).

  • to test this hypothesis, sth was done

To test this hypothesis, phylogeographical patterns and population genetic structures were compared (…).

 

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objectives:

the purpose of this research is to

the purpose of this research is to

to analyse sth to/in order to do sth

the paper describes/sth is described

drawing on sth, this paper explores sth

the paper examines how/sth

to clarify the situation sth was done/sb did sth

the article focuses on

this study compares/ to compare

sth was performed in order to evaluate

to present /the paper presents (the) results of sth

sth is proposed/to propose sth

the paper reviews

the article seeks to

to test this hypothesis sth was done