The phrase "a general section" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a part of a document, report, or presentation that provides an overview or broad information on a topic.
Example: "In the report, we will begin with a general section that outlines the main objectives and goals of the project."
Alternatives: "an overview section" or "a broad section".
This paper presents a new method for calculating the biaxial bending moment/axial force capacity for a general section through the use of the sectional tangent stiffness.
As well as providing a general section for everybody, each targeted group has its own tailored section with culturally sensitive content and imagery because, says Edwardes, "it was very difficult to create a website that allowed for both Africans and gay men".
The bibliography begins with a general section of sources that span historical periods.
But the AMA's code of ethics does have a general section on "Professionalism in the use of social media".
This questionnaire included two sections: first, a general section on socio-demographic and degree-related information (age, gender, semester and previous professional experience); second, a self-assessment of students' communicative skills and an evaluation of the course lessons.
The clinical assessment started with a general section that took between 15 and 45 minutes, in which the two interviewers built rapport with the child and obtained information about biographical events (including death or sicknesses of siblings or parents), the migration history and the current life situation of the child.
This study used a set of questionnaires which comprise of five main sections; Section A-general background, Section B-PO achievement, Section C- educational achievement throughout 4 years at UKM, Section D-career preparation and Section E-Relationship between lecturer-student.
The book starts with a very general section on the philosophy behind the use of interventional blocks.
The rest of this paper is divided into two major sections, including a review section and a general discussion section.
While Sections 2 and 3 are written for a general audience, Section 4 collects the preliminaries for the numerical analysis of the proposed a posteriori error estimators.
Using cross-sectional plastic analysis, the plastic shear and moment strength for a general tubular section with different web and flange yield strengths and thicknesses are derived.
