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Collocations for section - noun

ADJECTIVE

opening
concluding, final, middle
following, next, subsequent
preceding, previous
large, small
Large sections of the forest have been destroyed by acid rain.
long, short
a long section of roadway
main
separate, special
business, entertainment, finance, news, travel, etc. (of a newspaper, website, etc.)
biology, fiction, history, reference, etc. (in a library, bookshop/bookstore, etc.)
brass, percussion, rhythm, string, wind, woodwind (in an orchestra)
cello, horn, etc. (in an orchestra)
tail (of a plane)

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VERB + section

dedicate, devote
A whole section is devoted to mental illness.
add, remove
The new edition of the dictionary adds a section on phrasal verbs.
skip
I skipped the section on garden design.
divide sth into
The book is divided into chapters, sections and subsections.

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section + NOUN

leader, manager (esp. BrE) (in a company, an organization, etc.)

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PREPOSITION

in a/the section
You'll find the book in the music section.
in sections
The table comes in sections.
under section (relating to a section of a law, etc.)
The case was the first prosecution under Section 3A of the Road Traffic Act 1988.

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PHRASES

a section of society
an area populated largely by the poorer sections of society

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