MOVE 2 - STEP 1B: INDICATING A GAP (in previous research) This step typically follows Move 1-Step 2 (Making Topic Generalisations) and indicates an unfilled research "niche" (= reviiri) or a new way to approach the research problem that the writer intends to pursue.   A considerable amount of research has been... but little research... ...has been extensively studied. However, less attention has been paid to... As a result, no comprehensive theory appears to exist. Despite the importance of..., few researchers have studied... Research has tended to focus on...rather than... The only reported study to date of...covered a limited range of... ...studies have appeared previously in the literature, but measurements were restricted to... The properties of...are still not completely understood. Evidence on this question is presently inconclusive.