The phrase "a separate strand" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to an independent or distinct element within a larger context, often in discussions about ideas, themes, or narratives.
Example: "In her research, she identified a separate strand of thought that challenged the prevailing theories in the field."
Alternatives: "an independent thread" or "a distinct element".
The idea was not to create a separate strand of children's literature tackling disability issues, but simply to promote inclusion.
Perhaps now's the time for a separate strand of Angry Birds 'kids' games, either as paid titles or completely-free games, to promote those other products.
A separate strand of the negotiations, set up to accommodate the US because of its refusal to ratify Kyoto, was closed.
The group fear citizens rights will "now fall off the radar" during the transition and trade talks and have called for a separate strand on talks on EU citizens rights in the same way as Ireland has got a separate strand on the Irish border.
A separate strand, relating to former BBC presenter Stuart Hall, had involved 100 telephone conversations with witnesses and a 31 witness interviews.
The comments are the latest setback for the billionaire, who on Tuesday was chastised by the same judge for his legal tactics in a separate strand of his battle with Rangers.
The Murail — a richly layered pandemonium of a score, in which the orchestra is regularly subdivided into a hundred separate strands — was strong stuff for 10 A.M., and the audience seemed a little nonplussed.
Another issue is the effective wrapping up of a separate negotiating strand, the working group on long-term co-operative action.
The game used was a social mediation game developed as part of a separate research strand and is described in [ 41].
In contrast, a separate double stranded RNA domain in the upper stem of vertebrate Y RNAs is essential and sufficient for their function in DNA replication [10].
A typical wig takes 140,000 separate strands of hair, all sewn in individually by hand, in a painstaking process using small knitting needles that have to be held at a consistent angle.
