analysis

[əˈnæləsɪs]

Definition:
1. The detailed study or examination of something in order to understand more about it; the result of the study.
2. A form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed.
3. A careful examination of a substance in order to find out what it consists of.

Use 'analysis' in a sentence:

1. No single analysis has drawn all the strands of the debate together.
2. This statement requires a thorough analysis.
3. The practice is to keep on record any analysis of samples.
4. Analysis and interpretation is a very personal thing.
5. We did an analysis of the way that government money has been spent in the past.
6. We know the constitution of mineral through chemical analysis.
7. Sporting greatness defies analysis – but we know it when we see it.
8. Violence in the last analysis produces more violence.
9. Twenge's team's analysis of the answers confirmed the carlier.
10. A job analysis should also include what skills and personal qualities are required.
11. Wilson's analysis of these data is now a central part of plate tectonics.
12. His analysis was rooted in a somewhat tendentious reading of French history.
13. General analysis is followed by five case studies.
14. He made a very thorough analysis on the situation.
15. I'm on the right track and I think in the final analysis people will understand that.
16. We based our analysis on a random sample of more than 200 males.
17. They weren't seen as worthy of analysis or academic attention.
18. The Centre has a strong record of research in discourse analysis.
19. It is a time for quiet analysis and reappraisal.
20. His analysis was really penetrating.
21. The analysis of a problem is the starting point for its solution.
22. Hence we avoid the dreaded paralyses by analysis.
23. Good dating is key to good analysis.
24. He enjoyed the play's shrewd and pungent social analysis.
25. Is it possible that we could be imposing our own values on that analysis?
26. The analysis lacks depth.
27. As an impartial observer my analysis is supposed to be objective.
28. Your enjoyment of a novel can suffer from too much analysis and dissection.
29. Include it along with your description and analysis.
30. They collect blood samples for analysis at a national laboratory.
31. Throughout, she illustrates her analysis with excerpts from discussions.
32. This information is only raw data and will need further analysis.
33. The blood samples are sent to the laboratory for analysis.
34. He devoted a major section of his massive report to an analysis of U.S. aircraft design.
35. He devoted a major section of his massive report to an analysis of US aircraft design.
36. The discovery has fastened public attention on the possibilities of DNA analysis for resolving mysteries.
37. You can ask for a chemical analysis of your tap water.
38. I agree with her analysis of the situation.
39. The book analyses the social and political ramifications of AIDS for the gay community.
40. She analyses herself with great subtlety.
41. Analyses were conducted on the raw data.
42. The book analyses why women kill and how the law treats them.
43. His analysis of urban use of agricultural land has been proved essentially correct.
44. In analysis the individual resolves difficult emotional conflicts.
45. The book is an analysis of poverty and its causes.
46. Traditional economic analysis is premised on the assumption that more is better.
47. Analysis showed that traces of arsenic were present in the body.
48. In the final analysis, it's a matter of personal choice.