Phrases

Phrases you can use in writing academic paper:

• It is widely accepted within the literature of …. That
• There is no known research in Malaysia that looks at….
• It is generally believed that….
• The paper presented here is based in part on an earlier study concerning…..
• The project paper suggests that …… has potential in the …. Context
• While ….. is unlikely to be the only factor influencing …… it seems to outweigh ….
• While a great deal of research has examined the factors that ……the impact …. has on …… remains unclear.
• There are at least two areas within the context of… requires further investigation..
• Thus, the issue on….in…. deserve more attention.
• There were a couple of notable limitations in our study that could be addressed in

future studies. First… Second…..

• It has been argued that...
• Despite the importance of…
• In this context, we expect that…
• The purpose of the study is threefold. First, … Second … Third…..
• It is clear that much additional work will be required before a complete understanding of ……. occurs...
• While this study makes a number of contributions, it also has a number of limitations ….
• As with all empirical research, there are a number of limitations.
• In the area of … a review of empirical literature suggested … affects …….
• Literature on…. seems to suggest that…..However, there are alternative views by…. that…
• It is now becoming apparent that …… is significantly more important than ……
• Empirical research conducted by…..provides support to the contention….

• There are three definitions given in the literature concerning the concept of ……
• The study is intended to close the gap in the literature on….
• The research was significant for several reasons. First, it extended….
• Research into …… have focused on …..Limited attention has been given to….
• To date, little attempt has been made to study the effect of …..on…