primary emphasis
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprimaryandemphasis
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primary
adjective
uk/ˈpraɪ.mər.i/us/ˈpraɪ.mer.i/
more important than anything ...
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emphasis
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈem.fə.sɪs/us/ˈem.fə.sɪs/
the particular importance or attention that is given ...
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(Definition ofprimaryandemphasisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofprimary emphasis
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Most studies of financial development have placedprimaryemphasison the provision of external finance.
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We included all articles with aprimaryemphasison health, such as articles focusing on breast cancer screening or skin cancer prevention.
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Because ourprimaryemphasiswas to ensure communication between humans, we used axioms fairly freely and had low expectations about translation support.
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Building on the social network approach, we focus on ten variables that giveprimaryemphasisto the social context in which food habits are formed.
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Again,primaryemphasisin this and similar efforts is not on the engineering and scaling aspects, but on advancing the underlying linguistic theory.
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Assistance to the latter would vary widely, withprimaryemphasisplaced on minimizing dependence, encouraging thrift and, consequently, building character.
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The conceptual model articulated here represents a third sociocentric perspective, which givesprimaryemphasisto interpersonal transactions and the availability of social support.
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The aviation industry is very visible to the traveling public, and this visibility compels the industry to place aprimaryemphasison safety.
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Aprimaryemphasishas been the word-initial onset cluster, with three related issues guiding the general programme of study.
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We placeprimaryemphasison identifying the underlying ideas in the area of knowledge level modelling.
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Although he makes occasional nods toward the diffusion of western music, food, and aesthetic norms, hisprimaryemphasiswhen discussing culture is on material elements of economics and politics.
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Though itsprimaryemphasisis on the limitations of government policy, their text does manage to open important vistas on the current situation of private banks in the country.
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We have argued that theprimaryemphasisneeds to be on the word "environment," and that the priority to be emphasized is the problem of reference in perception.
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Ourprimaryemphasismust be on intelligence, and new intelligence.
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It is essential thatprimaryemphasisshould be placed upon making the best use of the existing buildings in the city.
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As always, it is very difficult in such a chicken-and-egg situation to say exactly where theprimaryemphasisand the first priority lie.
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Therefore, ourprimaryemphasismust be on economic stability as the basis of our policy.
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But the report placedprimaryemphasison the development of a systematic language policy across the curriculum in schools.
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I agree that theprimaryemphasisshould now be on looking forward, learning lessons and taking action.
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Primaryemphasison selfless service to struggling humanity continued unabated.
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