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Using Gruinard

  • In the example corpus, gruinard often appears in combinations such as: gruinard island, the gruinard, gruinard was.

Context around Gruinard

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

main 1× particular 1× mentions 1×

Often after:

island 5× testing 1× footage 1× bioweapons 1×

Sentence patterns with Gruinard

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

briefly mentions gruinard island and 1× during the gruinard bioweapons trials 1× footage from gruinard island 1× gruinard island was 1× gruinard was surveyed 1× in particular gruinard island in 1× in the gruinard footage likely 1× return of gruinard island the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an episode of 1× biological warfare testing 1× gruinard island was 1× gruinard was surveyed 1× in 1945 when 1× in particular gruinard 1×

Common sentence endings:

as a result 1× claims to be 1× from gruinard island 1× gruinard bioweapons trials 1× next 56 years 1× second world war 1×

Words around Gruinard

Just before it in the word index:

gruha 8 gruh 2 grugier 6 grugan 2 grug 2 gruffydd 30

Just after it in the word index:

gruis 3 gruit 2 grujic 2 gruler 2 grulla 2 grumble 23

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Gruinard

  • In this selection, "gruinard" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, main, particular, mentions, island, testing and footage stand out and add context to how "gruinard" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include briefly mentions gruinard island and and during the gruinard bioweapons trials. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gruinard" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gruinard

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Gruinard Island was quarantined indefinitely as a result. (8 words)

This same strain was used during the Gruinard bioweapons trials. (10 words)

Gruinard was surveyed, deemed suitable and requisitioned from its owners by the British Government. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

In 1945 when the owner sought the return of Gruinard Island, the Ministry of Supply recognized that the island was contaminated as a result of the wartime experiments and consequently it could not be derequisitioned until it was deemed safe. (40 words)

In the dramatisation however, the personnel at Fetlar are seen wearing dust masks as opposed to the gas masks seen in the Gruinard footage; likely due to budget constraints (much of Utopia was not filmed where it claims to be). (40 words)

On arrival, personnel at the Island, wearing orange overalls, carry one of numerous covered bodies past on a stretcher in a scene that is nearly identical to that seen in the original test footage from Gruinard Island. (37 words)

Example sentences (10)

An episode of the British wartime TV series Foyle's War entitled "Bad Blood" involved biological testing – a strong reference to the Gruinard testing.

Biological warfare testing main Gruinard was the site of a biological warfare test by British military scientists from Porton Down in 1942, during the Second World War.

Gruinard Island was quarantined indefinitely as a result.

Gruinard was surveyed, deemed suitable and requisitioned from its owners by the British Government.

In 1945 when the owner sought the return of Gruinard Island, the Ministry of Supply recognized that the island was contaminated as a result of the wartime experiments and consequently it could not be derequisitioned until it was deemed safe.

In particular, Gruinard Island in Scotland, during a series of extensive tests was contaminated with anthrax for the next 56 years.

In the dramatisation however, the personnel at Fetlar are seen wearing dust masks as opposed to the gas masks seen in the Gruinard footage; likely due to budget constraints (much of Utopia was not filmed where it claims to be).

On arrival, personnel at the Island, wearing orange overalls, carry one of numerous covered bodies past on a stretcher in a scene that is nearly identical to that seen in the original test footage from Gruinard Island.

This same strain was used during the Gruinard bioweapons trials.

When being interrogated, the scientist briefly mentions Gruinard Island and how it will be uninhabitable for a century due to anthrax experiments.

Common combinations with gruinard

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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