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subsection vs sub-section

Both 'subsection' and 'sub-section' are correct. They refer to a division within a larger section of a document or text, and can be used interchangeably based on personal preference or style guidelines.
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subsection

This is a correct term commonly used to refer to a division within a larger section of a document or text.

It is used to organize content into smaller parts within a larger section. 'Subsection' is often used in academic or technical writing.
  • Caretaker number 345/12 subsection 3 reporting.
  • This subsection shall not apply where the raw material is milk only.
  • Illinois Court ruling 1.6 subsection C.
  • the persons mentioned in subsection 2; and
  • Politics and government in red with a subsection on royalty and dictators.
  • This is basic stuff... Article 7, subsection 202 of the Uniform Commercial Code.
  • Page 21, subsection D, paragraph 12.
  • Chief! Yes, Caretaker number 345/12 subsection 3.
  • Now don't panic, Caretaker number 345/12 subsection 3.
  • This feature is dealt with at greater length in the next subsection.
  • The whole of subsection 3.3 of Annex II applies.
  • A better reflection of the content of the subsection.
  • The whole of subsection 3.1.2 of Annex II applies.
  • The whole of the subsection 2.2 of Annex II applies.
  • Special attention shall be given to impurities as mentioned in subsection 2.1.4 of Annex II.
  • In all other cases the whole of subsection 3.2.1 of Annex II applies.
  • For xenobiotic substances the whole of subsection 3.2.2 of Annex II applies.
  • The whole of subsection 3.2.3 of Annex II applies for food producing animals.
  • In all other cases, subsection 3.2.1.2 of Annex II fully applies.
  • This subsection is not usually required.

Alternatives:

  • subdivision
  • section
  • part
  • segment
  • division

sub-section

This is a correct term commonly used to refer to a division within a larger section of a document or text.

It is used to organize content into smaller parts within a larger section. 'Sub-section' is often used in informal or less formal contexts.
  • Section 4300, sub-section 3: decontamination.
  • The conditions set out in this sub-section for acquiring originating status shall be fulfilled in the beneficiary country concerned.
  • in sub-section A.1 the entry for E 160b is replaced by the following:
  • Chapter IV, Section 1, sub-section 2, L214-28 to L214-32
  • Assignment of dangerous goods to a class and a packing group is made according to the criteria mentioned in the same sub-section 2.2.x.1.
  • Test methods for determining the flammability of organic peroxides are set out in the Manual of Tests and Criteria, Part III, sub-section 32.4.
  • The key information identified from the endpoints in each sub-section (2-12) is summarised, evaluated and a draft risk assessment is performed.
  • All sections with the same sub-section make up a section class.
  • In that context the Council agreed to all the commitment appropriations proposed by the Commission for sub-section B6, namely ECU 3,450m, an increase of 8.4 % over 1996.
  • The dangerous goods covered by the heading of a class are defined on the basis of their properties according to sub-section 2.2.x.1 of the relevant class.
  • Assignment of dangerous goods to a class and a packing group is made according to the criteria mentioned in the same sub-section 2.2.x..
  • To this end, it would use a 'reception' line under the current sub-section B4, which covers energy, the monitoring of nuclear safety and the environment.
  • [4] See sub-section 2.1.1 of the annexed Commission Staff Working Document
  • [7] See sub-section 2.1.4 of the Commission Staff Working Document.
  • The corrosion rate can be measured according to the test method of Part III sub-section 37.4 of the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Manual of Tests and Criteria.
  • If in the example given the lorry driver remains resident in Sweden, while his employment was based in Germany, then these special provisions contained in Article 71, sub-section B of Regulation 1408, will apply.
  • Substances, including solutions and mixtures, not mentioned by name shall be classified according to their degree of danger on the basis of the criteria mentioned in sub-section 2.2.x.1 of the various classes.
  • A substance not mentioned by name in table A of Chapter 3.2 presenting a single hazard shall be classified in the relevant class under a collective entry listed in sub-section 2.2.x.3 of that class.
  • The physical and chemical characteristics and physiological properties shall be determined by measurement or calculation and the substance, solution or mixture shall be classified according to the criteria mentioned in sub-section 2.2.x.1 of the various classes.
  • The dangerous goods covered by the heading of a class are defined on the basis of their properties according to sub-section 2.2.x. of the relevant class.

Alternatives:

  • subsection
  • subdivision
  • section
  • part
  • segment

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