Example sentences of "our study " in BNC.

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1 Commented Aileen Collins retrospectively , ‘ … our study of literature in no way reflected what we knew was happening in the world … ( we aspired ) to let in new voices , and essentially to jolt Canadians from their lethargy and narrow-mindedness .
2 Our study confirms that finding but questions its relevance and its implications .
3 ‘ Although we did not measure this in our study , I can say from other work the average German sees his doctor 13 times a year , the average Swiss sees his doctor 7.5 times a year and the average Briton 3.5 times . ’
4 This was the case in a number of countries in our study , including Indonesia , Israel , the Philippines , and Uganda .
5 Valium , therefore , is frequently prescribed for problems such as loneliness and marital discord , the latter interestingly considerably more evident in female than male section referrals in our study .
6 The Mid-Atlantic Ridge will play an important part in our study of the nature of volcanism , and so will another , the East Pacific Rise , which runs up the eastern Pacific , and eventually intersects the North American continent in the vicinity of California .
7 Because of this difference in numbers we had to exclude altogether a small area of Newham from our study , in order to achieve a sample size manageable for our purposes .
8 This problem of the representativeness of our study can be overcome by repeating our study in other parts of the country .
9 This problem of the representativeness of our study can be overcome by repeating our study in other parts of the country .
10 Collecting and holding the toads in containers until about 23.00 hours when the traffic dies down , as we did in our study , is a much more effective way of reducing road casualties .
11 Our study helps to resolve the apparent paradox : females take a year longer to reach sexual maturity and so have longer to grow .
12 A solution to this problem would be to complement our study of village-based micro-processes with a study of the planners and the plan .
13 This month I would like to continue our study of double stops by taking a look at some examples of their usage in blues playing .
14 The significance of their research for our study of new technology at work is twofold .
15 For example , some GPs in our study indicated that they want all prescriptions to be entered on patient records , ’ Mr West said .
16 If the problems identified in our study are addressed , the ENP role has the potential to have a huge impact on the quality and delivery of care in the A&E department .
17 The first part of our study , which was reported in the October 1992 issue of ACCOUNTANCY ( see p 13 ) , demonstrated that over this five year period the combined effects of mergers among the large audit firms and voluntary auditor switches among listed companies had led to a significant increase in seller concentration .
18 Our study identified 167 firms auditing this population of companies in 1992 .
19 Our study found that 79% of large listed UK companies use graphs , with 65% graphing at least one key variable .
20 Our study is the first large scale research study of the extent , nature and reliability of UK financial graphs .
21 No charges are required from any candidate , only their time and effort to complete our study programme .
22 Third , our study confirmed the finding of previous research ( Friedmann and Orbach 1974 ; McGoldrick and Cooper 1980 ; Parker 1980 ) that the individual 's own or his or her income unit 's financial resources had an important bearing on the decision to retire early .
23 The social-class differences in early retirement revealed by our study point to clear divisions in the degree of choice available to individuals .
24 Our study did not find any evidence of widespread dissatisfaction among older workers with either their employment or their employer prior to plant closure .
25 Nearly all the unemployed men aged 60–64 in our study mentioned the bias towards younger people in recruitment .
26 For many older people in our study the process began as soon as they were registered as unemployed .
27 Although this change in policy meant that unemployed older workers could receive a one-fifth increase in their weekly benefit income , the majority in our study had chosen to retire early before November 1981 .
28 While such a policy may relieve the short-term burden of unemployment for the older men nearest retirement age , unfortunately our study showed that the majority of those in their mid- and late fifties , who did not have the option of becoming early retired , faced the prospect of very long-term unemployment , and found the experience very distressing ( Walker et al.
29 I quote from its conclusion : In sum there are certain defining characteristics of the school which emerge from our study .
30 In our study , gender was taken account of in the selection of workshops : we studied workshops with men only , with women only , workshops where men and women did the same work and were paid at the same rate , and those where the sexes did different jobs and men were paid more than women .
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