Repertoire of useful phrases

Part six – Miscellaneous

You can find here a couple of ‘general' phrases which can be used practically

in any part of an article or abstract

 

  • sth involves sth

Those mechanisms involve GSH, SOD as well as secondary metabolites.

  • to formalize sth

(…) these genetically and ecologically defined lineages, or ecospecies, within the L. pannonicus species complex can be formalized as (Linnaean) species or subspecies.

  • to highlight sth

This Botanical Briefing highlights new information from recent molecular approaches in the study of dioecy (…).

  • to verify sth

(…) filtering algorithm was verified (…)

  • sth is critical to/in /for sth

Both ecosystem and heterogeneous landscape perspectives are critical in/for resource management.

  • on the other hand

On the other hand, landscape analysis showed that indices of shape, richness, diversity and coverts proportion provided (…) within the landscape.

  • conversely

Conversely, (…)biota modify geomorphic processes and landforms.

  • however

However, it is important to note that environmental processes take place much more rapidly in mountain areas than in lowland areas.

  • in fact

In fact, strictness of nature limitation determines a possible spatial agricultural pattern under certain social, economic and technological circumstances.

  • first/final part provides

The first/introductory part provides (…).

The third and final part provides a critical summary of the main research findings.

  • on the contrary

On the contrary, under more comfortable nature conditions the agricultural pattern was less stable and could change greatly in the course of its development.

  • although/though

Although a significant number of contributions to sth have been made, their practical implications remain under-theorized.

  • this may serve as

This may serve as a useful model to delineate the mechanism (…).

  • in order to/to do sth

In order to generate a powerful tool for the investigation (…)

 

 

sth involves sth

sth can be formalized as

sth is indicated as

in addition

sth was verified

sth is critical in/for sth

on the one hand

on the other hand

on the contrary

contradictory

however

conversely

the controversy surrounding X theory

in fact

it is important to notice that

the first/introductory/final part provides sth 

although

this may serve as

recent information suggests

in order to

(…),whereas (…)

our approach provides

this is the first report on

sth is consistent with sth

sth is a selective review of studies