Kibbitzer 12 |
Offering Insights |
This Kibbitzer is based on a suggested correction to the dissertation of a Farsi-speaking student of Economics:
Original | Revision |
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The variation of these ratios presents some insight about the financial intermediary role of banks. | The variation of these ratios offers some insight into the role of banks as financial intermediaries. |
What attracted attention in the original was the slight oddity of the collocation present + insight(s). We could find no example of this collocation in my data, while there were several examples of offer + insight(s) (with incidentally, the preposition into):
1 Scott-type inquiry is a mouthwatering one, offering an insight into the detailed workings of 2 ts own accord." Mr Aleksashenko's analysis offers an insight into the mess of Russia's day-to 3 ersome fielding. Illingworth was unable to offer any insight into what other criteria short o 4 ve Coogan, can make his creation last will offer fascinating insights into the pain-threshold 5 his vital and energetic performance, which offered fresh insights and perspectives in every m 6 its yolk and white, the rotation of nuclei offers insights into their fluid properties. When n 7 ard Williams nor the staging of Tom Hawkes offered insights or any justification for the expe 8 t the writing is there from the first page,offering insights into Mammon . . . a la mode and 9 pe was her inspiration. This retrospective offers new insight into an artist often overshadow 10 ry of the crumbling Maitland. But the show offers no insight into the reasons behind Barrymor 11 es had been lost all those years but which offered no insights into why native North American 12 ve to say it's probably my mother.' Having offered the insight he has little to add by way of 13 of specialisms on their own terms, and to offer them insights from other fields of knowledge 14 There is little sense that rationality can offer us insight and progress into all sorts of thi 15 tions for which there is no need. The book offers useful insights and will interest educatorsOffering insights (which may be fascinating (4), fresh (5), new (9) or useful (15)) is clearly more tentative and more modest than the activities associated with present: for example presenting findings (typically performed for an audience (16), at a conference (21 & 22) or meeting (25)):
16 tions, record findings, interpret data and present findings for different audiences and purpo 17 pported the method used by the Guardian to present findings, but doubted whether this should 18 they can swop problems," said Dr Kahn, who presented his findings to the Scottish branch of t 19 t immunity certificates. This inquiry will present its findings later this year. Ministers de 20 s health by Global Sports Marketing, which presented its findings to clubs at Wigan two weeks 21 titute responsible for organising it will present its findings at a conference in Tokyo in e 22 were in work. The campaign group, which is presenting its findings at a conference today in N 23 asury's Economic Secretary, is also due to present the findings of a review into small compan 24 wed as exceptional," said Fiona Smith, who presented the findings to the Institute of British 25 sity of Michigan geo-chemistry student who presented the findings to the annual meeting of t 26 that Dr Sutcliffe and other experts would present their findings next month on ways of makin 27 ection group SOS Mata Atlantica. The group presented the findings of a five-year survey of foIt may be noted, in conclusion, that there were no citations in the data for offer + findings.
21st October 1996 | Consultant: Tim Johns |
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