Literary notes about regional (AI summary)
In literature, the term "regional" is employed with notable versatility, functioning both as a descriptor of geographical areas and as a qualifier for socio-political, economic, and scientific phenomena. For example, "regional" is used to denote specific subdivisions or areas within a larger whole, as seen in texts discussing regional maps and surveys that capture localized variations in culture, climate, or resources [1, 2, 3]. In political and economic discourses, authors invoke "regional" to highlight distinctions in governance systems or trade dynamics, illustrating how certain parties or economies become influential within defined territories [4, 5, 6]. Additionally, in technical and administrative accounts, the adjective appears in contexts ranging from regional organizational structures and educational committees to specialized fields like regional anesthesia or the distribution of natural formations [7, 8, 9, 10]. Overall, "regional" helps writers articulate the unique characteristics and complex interrelationships that emerge in localized settings, bridging the gap between the specific and the universal.
- What is wanted is first a survey of the facts to be dealt with—a regional survey.
— from Civics: as Applied Sociology by Geddes, Patrick, Sir - Several regional maps have been updated to reflect boundary changes and place name spelling changes.
— from The 2009 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency - Several regional maps have also been updated to reflect boundary changes and place name spelling changes.
— from The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency - [Vinod MISHRA]; Congress (I) Party [Sonia GANDHI, president]; Dravida Munnetra Kazagham or DMK (a regional party in Tamil Nadu)
— from The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency - Chile claims to have more bilateral or regional trade agreements than any other country.
— from The 2009 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency - Exploiting vast natural resources and a large labor pool, it is today South America's leading economic power and a regional leader.
— from The 2006 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency - Establishment of a Security Trade Controls unit within the United States Regional Organization at Paris.
— from East-West Trade Trends
Mutual Defense Assistance Control Act of 1951 (the Battle Act); Fourth Report to Congress, Second Half of 1953 by United States. Foreign Operations Administration - (Extract, ibid., pp. 130, 131, 133) (63) September 5th, 1956 Secretary, Regional Teaching Committee for New Zealand.
— from Arohanui: Letters from Shoghi Effendi to New Zealand by Effendi Shoghi - SEE Regional anesthesia.
— from U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1950 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office - The broad regional uplift of the Peruvian Andes in late Tertiary and in Pleistocene times carried their summits above the level of perpetual snow.
— from The Andes of Southern PeruGeographical Reconnaissance along the Seventy-Third Meridian by Isaiah Bowman