Implications and applications

This implies that …

This may well imply that …

It may well be that …

The results or findings or conclusions presented here …

… can also be applied to …

… may be applicable to …

… may be relevant to …

… may be significant in …

… may be of practical importance in or to …

… may have important implications for …

… may have a number of implications for …

… may have wider implications for …

… may have wider relevance to …

A number of the conclusions of the study may be valid for …

A number of the conclusions of this study may have wider validity to …

In practical terms, …

the theoretical or practical implications of …

a number of important or practical applications

One application of … is …

In the light of these results, …

… suggests some common factors

whether or not … is or are also applicable to …

if the results are reproducible in other studies, contexts etc.

One question is to what extent the conclusions of this study may be applicable to …

The results of this study suggest a number of new avenues for research

The findings presented here provide a starting point for further examination or investigation of …

This study raises a number of questions concerning or about …

Recommendations

… is needed

… is necessary

… is required

a new approach

One strategy would be to …

an emphasis not on …, but on …

This highlights the importance of …

… may be important in re-examining …

… is or are worth exploring further

The problem merits further investigation.

The challenge for future research or studies will be to …

Clearly, further research is necessary before …

This demonstrates or shows or makes clear the need for …

The questions raised by this study warrant further investigation.

Any model of … which does not take … into account is by definition incomplete

This emphasizes US and GB or emphasises GB or underlines the need for …

A study of … must take account of …

Other authors have also called for …

Unless we …, we are at risk of …

… we run the risk of …

re-examine our foundations

The aim of research on … must surely be …