Science publications 1

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to imagine or expect that something will happen:
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anticipate
The most anticipated book of the year
a further action connected with something that happened before:
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follow-up
A follow-up to his best-seller
to successfully do something, quickly and easily:
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romp through
this is a sumptuously illustrated romp through cosmology
the study of the nature and origin of the universe
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cosmology
this is a sumptuously illustrated romp through cosmology
A ... piece of food is small enough to put in your mouth whole:
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bite-size
A book written in bite-sized chapters.
the sound of hard food being crushed between the teeth, or like something being crushed or broken:
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crunch
It is a competent introduction to how the universe began with a Big Bang and may end up with a Big Crunch.
an important event in the development or history of something or in someone’s life:
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milestone
250 Milestones in the History of Science
a thick, flat piece of a solid substance, such as stone, wood, metal, food, etc., that is usually square or rectangular:
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slab
A silver slab of a book
IF ... something else, it is suitable for that thing or can be considered in that way:
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lend itself to
The organisation of the book lends itself to easy reference.
The organisation of the book lends itself to easy reference.
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reference
He made the whole speech without reference to the notes in front of him.
The organisation of the book lends itself to easy reference.
to read small parts of a book or magazine:
p. verb
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dip into
Topics are summarised on one page, making it ideal for dipping into bits of science
a situation in which people, businesses, etc. compete with each other for the same thing:
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rivalry
Rivalry is often the lifeblood of science
the thing that is most important to the continuing success and existence of something else:
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lifeblood
Rivalry is often the lifeblood of science
an argument that has existed for a long time between two people or groups, causing a lot of anger or violence:
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feud
Rivals details eight feuds,
an attempt to do something:
attempt
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endeavour
Fueds that fuelled academic endeavour
to think about or feel something, usually over a long period:
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harbour
Newton harboured an almost pathological desire to humiliate and hinder competitors
to limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something:
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hinder
Newton harboured a desire to humiliate and hinder competitors
a public meeting of a large group of people, especially supporters of a particular opinion:
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rally
The enraged Englishman rallied supporters
to say that someone or something is not good or important:
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dinigrate
The enraged Englishman rallied supporters to denigrate von Leibniz as a plagiarist.

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