primary purpose
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprimaryandpurpose
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primary
adjective
uk/ˈpraɪ.mər.i/us/ˈpraɪ.mer.i/
more important than anything ...
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purpose
noun
uk/ˈpɜː.pəs/us/ˈpɝː.pəs/
why you do something or why ...
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(Definition ofprimaryandpurposefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofprimary purpose
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Itsprimarypurposeis as a reasoning tool for the implementation of lazy languages.
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In the first decades after the law was enacted, courts tended to emphasize that theprimarypurposeof bankruptcy law was to serve creditors.
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Such robots are specifically designed for interactions with humans, and often interactivity is theprimarypurpose.
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This distracts from theprimarypurposeof many of the papers.
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Theprimarypurposeof this study was to examine changes over time in foreign accent.
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Felicity for the large family unit rather than the individuals who got married was evidently theprimarypurposeof the institution.
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Theprimarypurposeof this study was to explore further two factors that may affect the order recall of linguistic materials: reading ability and age.
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But theprimarypurposeof any social policy governing care of the elderly ought to be patient-tailored care.
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Neither self-contained nor self-determining, allegory is marked by a discord between form and content, with signification as itsprimarypurposeof existence.
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Traditionally, agricultural recommendations are developed by researchers on experiment stations with theprimarypurposeof maximizing yield per unit area of land.
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The militias owed their very existence to this link, and it, in turn, defined theirprimarypurpose.
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Theprimarypurposeof this system was to provide immediate turnaround of neonatal echocardiograms.
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The cost-effectiveness hurdle has theprimarypurposeto achieve a cost-effective use of drugs, that is, maximizing the gained health for the resources spent.
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Theprimarypurposeof this meeting is to ensure that the donor is not coerced or influenced by monetary considerations.
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But the trappings of local identity should not be so extreme as to prevent theprimarypurposeof language, to communicate.
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The design tool has its own problem-solving knowledge based on itsprimarypurposeor functionality.
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Theprimarypurposeof this paper was to examine how the timing and type of maltreatment affects these relationships.
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Theprimarypurposeof this new series is to publish examples, experiences, and challenges for all levels and for all kinds of education.
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In the majority of cases in this category, theprimarypurposeof the music is not to inflict pain, but pain is nevertheless being felt.
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