above description vs description above

Both "above description" and "description above" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Above description" is commonly used when referring to a description that appears physically above the text, while "description above" is used when the description is mentioned before the text.

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above description

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a description that appears physically above the text.

This phrase is used to indicate that the description is located above the text it describes.

Examples:

Please refer to the above description for more details.
The above description provides a summary of the main points.

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The above description remains valid for the period covered by this Decision.
First, the above description of the situation at Gdynia Shipyard shows that the yard has not been able to attract virtually any external financing for its restructuring.
At the end of 2001, France Télécom employed 211554 people worldwide, including 146882 in France'.(15) The above description remains valid for the period covered by this Decision.
Is the above description of ENAR's remit correct?
In the course of the Commission's investigation, significant changes were made on several occasions to the Polish Government's strategy as the majority owner of Gdynia Shipyard, as the above description of events shows.
The above description confirms that, in general terms and in the case at hand, an extension of the press activity can be successful only if it includes significant training of the workforce.
In the course of the Commission's investigation, the strategy of the Polish Government as the majority owner of SSN has significantly changed several times, as the above description of events shows.
The regulatory issues implicit in the above description fall broadly into two categories: (a) whether the operation itself of the agencies has to be regulated and (b) whether the regulatory use of the ratings has to be made subject to some reform.
Is the above description accurate?
The above description is also consistent with the objective of the AGL which is to make the extraction of aggregates more efficient by internalising the environmental costs of that activity.
Does the Commission agree that the above description could easily apply to the IPCC's own information and predictions in this matter or, to use the pithy expression employed by the chairman, Rajendra Pachauri, himself, that this is all 'voodoo science'?

Alternatives:

description above
description provided above
description located above
description at the top
description preceding the text

description above

This phrase is correct and commonly used when the description is mentioned before the text.

This phrase is used to indicate that the description comes before the text it describes.

Examples:

Description above outlines the key features of the product.
The description above gives an overview of the topic.

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The most important part of this dialog is specifying whether the. kim file should be internal or external (see description above). You have the following three options:
IMPORTANT: for information on abacavir hypersensitivity, see the description above in the boxed information and Table 1
RU to IM, this message must be sent according the description above.
The municipality has put forward two calculations dated 2 May 2006, from the municipality's external property valuer, see description above in Paragraphs 20 and 21.
Although it was alleged by certain exporting producers that the products concerned from different exporting countries were not all alike, the Commission found that there were no significant differences in the basic physical and technical characteristics of the various types of SWR (see description above).
That public debt resulted from the triggering of the state guarantees (see description above in recitals 23-27 and assessment of the state guarantees above in recitals 88-95).
Each cylinder was made in compliance with all requirements of ECE Regulation No... in accordance with the cylinder description above.
It follows from the description above that the main activities ITCs can be involved in are international trade activities in which they are directly competing with other undertakings established in the EEA.
Device submenus are also the same as the ones on the File menu. Please refer to the description above for details.
See Bundestagdrucksache 16/4841, p. 75 et seq. and description above.

Alternatives:

above description
above-mentioned description
description prior to
description preceding
description preceding the text

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above description vs description above