Id | ESLPod_0901_WE_1477 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 901 |
Episode Title | Participating in a Clinical Trial |
Phrase | phase |
Text | In this podcast, the word "phase" means one of many parts, stages, or levels in a process: "What phase of the software development life cycle are you in?" Or, "It's often unpleasant to spend time with two-year-olds, but they're just passing through a phase." The phrase "to phase (something) in" means to begin using something gradually: "We'll phase in the budget cuts slowly to minimize their impact." The phrase "to phase (something) out" has the opposite meaning - to stop using something gradually: "The company is phasing out the buying of cars for employees to use. Next year, only senior employees will be allowed to use them, and then the year after that, only managers will still be allowed." |
Topics | Health + Medicine |
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