ADJ
- important, key, significant
- main
- general
- interesting
- striking, surprising, unexpected
- novel
- positive
- conflicting
- early, initial, original
- The original findings conflict with more recent findings
- interim, preliminary
- new, recent
- scientific
- empirical, experimental, research
- survey
VERB + FINDING
- record, write up
- Students were asked to conduct a survey and write up their findings in the form of a report
- summarize
- announce, make public, present, publish, report
- The findings of the commission have not yet been made public. They will present their findings to senior police officers
- explain, interpret
- examine
- comment on, discuss
- confirm, support
- UN official reports supported the preliminary findings that the plane was brought down by a missile
- challenge
- Sociologists have challenged the findings of criminologists on the behaviour of prisoners
FINDING + VERB
- be based on sth
- The findings are based on interviews with more than 2,000 people
- relate to sth
- Our findings relate to physically rather than the visually handicapped pupils
- apply to sth
- The findings from the case study school may apply to schools elsewhere
- indicate sth, point to/towards sth, reveal sth, show sth, suggest sth
- Our findings point to a lack of training among social services staff
- agree with sth, be consistent with sth, be in agreement with sth, be in line with sth, confirm sth, support sth
- Our recent findings are in line with those of an earlier study
- conflict (with sth)
- lead to sth
- The findings led to the conclusion that …
- provide sth
- The research findings will provide practical assistance for teachers
- be made
- Similar findings were made in Spain
- emerge
- A similar finding emerged from a later experiment
PREP
- ~ about
- recent scientific findings about sleep patterns
- ~ for
- The findings for one group can be applied to the others
- ~ from
- findings from a recent research project
- ~ on
- findings on the depopulation of the countryside
VERB + FINDING
- make
- justify
- The facts of this case do not justify a finding of negligence
- uphold
- The appeal court upheld a finding that the agreement was unlawful
PREP
- ~ against
- a finding against him by the Independent Commission Against Corruption
- ~ in favour of
- The court made a finding in favour of the defendant