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… to investigate translation practices in the transmission of news.
… to explore the training of those employed in the industry.
… to seek to understand what actually happens in the time between an
event occurring somewhere in the world and people in different
countries hearing or reading about it.
– The main / principal objective / burden / subject(matter) …
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… of our paper / study / analysis/ research /discussion is P.
– The present paper / investigation ...
… goes (inquires) into/focuses on/deals with P.
• … is devoted to the questions (problems/ issues) of P.
… undertakes to survey/ identify the structure of P.
… considers what factors/ processes influence P.
– In this article/ section …
… I aim to determine/ I attempt to explain the mechanisms of P.
… I am intended to give/ show/ develop/ provide/ record P.
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… I examine the nature/ characteristics/ features/ functions of P.
… I (will) concentrate on/ argue that/ review P.
… I want/ wish to turn to examples/ instances of P.

1.1.2. Summary lead: crucial information first

•  The structure of the article is as follows. The first section reviews/ describes/
clarifies/ outlines/ sketches P. Section 2 portrays/ dwells on/ enlarges upon/ shows
that Q. Section 3 argues that P. The final section proposes/ summarizes/ spells out
in (more) detail R.
•  In this article I review/ debate the problems (and advantages) of P, and argue that
Q. I claim/ demonstrate/ suggest that (insufficient attention has been paid to) Q. In
particular, it will be shown that R.
 In this paper, I attempt to clarify the relation of P and Q. To do so, I first present R.
I then attempt to show that P. In conclusion, S is considered.
•  This paper presents a new (complex/ algorithmic/ structural) approach to the study
of P. The empirical results are described in section 1. In section 2, I will address/
discuss/ characterize/ comment on/ specify/ tackle Q. Section 3 turns to Р/ presents
theoretical results. Section 4 concludes with a discussion of implications/
consequences of R.
•  This paper proposes a new methodological framework within which P can be
studied. After analyzing the data, it is concluded that Q. The results of the study
are evaluated and assessed in the light of the problems of Q. Additionally, R is
examined.

1.1.3. Materials and methods

•  In our study …
... we have adopted / applied an innovative approach to testing/ modeling P.
... we develop/ offer/ provide/ rely on/ try/ work out/ use a method of P.
... P is dealt with/ analyzed within a functional framework/paradigm/
perspective.
•  Our analysis/ investigation ...

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