primary cause
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprimaryandcause
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primary
adjective
uk/ˈpraɪ.mər.i/us/ˈpraɪ.mer.i/
more important than anything ...
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cause
noun
uk/kɔːz/us/kɑːz/
the reason why something, especially something ...
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(Definition ofprimaryandcausefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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These findings support the explanation that inadequate engine design was theprimarycauseof the failings.
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Such (d) isolates were designated as theprimarycauseof sepsis and in some cases were responsible for foetal death.
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The not cause/cause and notprimarycause/primarycausedistinctions neither track the line nor are morally relevant.
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The causes of desertion were not always clear, but human disturbance was probably theprimarycausewithin the rubber plantation.
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There is also the inevitable chapter on mass extinctions, with fluctuations in nutrient availability being invoked here as aprimarycause.
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Among cases with two stool specimens collected, late specimen collection is theprimarycauseof inadequate stool collection.
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We can, therefore, exclude cryptosporidiosis as theprimarycauseof this association.
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This is plain if theprimarycauseis supposed to be the most important or noteworthy cause.
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The findings are consistent with view that engine design was theprimarycauseof the mechanical failings.
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To this end, we first address whether extraction is theprimarycauseof syllable omission in this child's early productions.
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This suggests that light was not theprimarycauseof the differences in growth.
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However, while this is certainly a contributing factor, greenhouse gas emissions are not theprimarycauseof the recent warming trend.
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Endometriosis is also theprimarycauseof infertility in women, with the prevalence rate ranging from 20% to 50%.
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Both factors were reported as theprimarycausein one-quarter of the cases and cited as a factor in one-third.
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This is clearly based on a predetermined epigenesis viewpoint in which theprimarycauseof a cognitive change can be attributed to neural maturation.
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For women with other causes of seizure, theprimarycauseshould be treated.
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Working in a large office building is not theprimarycauseof influenza, even though this condition can increase the probability of becoming infected.
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Within that scheme, music may simply accompany the discomfort/pain or be theprimarycauseof it, either physically or psychologically.
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