primary objective
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprimaryandobjective
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primary
adjective
uk/ˈpraɪ.mər.i/us/ˈpraɪ.mer.i/
more important than anything ...
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objective
noun[C]
uk/əbˈdʒek.tɪv/us/əbˈdʒek.tɪv/
something that you plan to do ...
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(Definition ofprimaryandobjectivefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Soon after, yield must have become aprimaryobjectiveas greater yield would have substantially reduced the labor input and land needs.
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Because ourprimaryobjectivewas to assess perceived containment among highly aggressive children, departures from a normal distribution are not particularly problematic.
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Theprimaryobjectivewas preventing wide-scale violence that could spill over to neighbouring states and spark a massive human disaster.
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If the above overview of military history in the twenty-first century has helped to remove this misperception, then it has accomplished itsprimaryobjective.
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Theprimaryobjectivein this case was to reinvigorate cottage industry by allowing farmers to purchase the materials and equipment necessary for spinning at home.
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Theprimaryobjectiveis to minimize the mass flow through the radial cooling hole passage.
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Itsprimaryobjectiveis to perform co-reference, or entity tracking, by recognising relations between entities.
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Aprimaryobjectiveis to reduce or eliminate problems and to promote successful personal development.
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This method retains oneprimaryobjectiveand treats the remaining objectives as constraints.
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Aprimaryobjectiveof middle-range research is the understanding of cultural and natural processes responsible for the formation of archaeological sites (site formation processes).
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Theprimaryobjectiveis to expose the retrovesical space widely.
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In our studies, the animal'sprimaryobjectivewas to obtain a juice reward as often and as quickly as possible.
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Is theprimaryobjectiveof the guideline consistent with your objectives?
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The derivation of the expression (4.7) is theprimaryobjectiveof the present paper.
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This paper discusses farmer empowerment as aprimaryobjectiveof participatory research carried out by research organizations.
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The model presented in this study was formulated with theprimaryobjectiveof investigating and shedding light on the present status of the plastic sector.
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Theprimaryobjectiveremains the effective treatment of the delirium, and temporary, reversible metabolic disturbances can be generally tolerated and counteracted in a hospital setting.
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Protection of the balance of payments was no longer acknowledged as theprimaryobjectiveof policy.
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