primary target
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprimaryandtarget
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primary
adjective
uk/ˈpraɪ.mər.i/us/ˈpraɪ.mer.i/
more important than anything ...
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target
noun
uk/ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/us/ˈtɑːr.ɡɪt/
an object shot at during shooting practice, often a circle with a pattern of rings, or any object or place at which bullets, bombs, etc. ...
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(Definition ofprimaryandtargetfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Outer and inner membrane integrity was identified as theprimarytargetfor desiccation and ageing stress.
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In addition to its binding and fusion functions, it is theprimarytargetfor neutralising antibodies.
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Therefore, protection against them is seen as aprimarytargetfor vaccine development.
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Who represents theprimarytargetaudience for the report?
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Although older people were theprimarytargetpopulation, interviews were also conducted with younger adults.
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Theprimarytargetwill be the origin and evolution of gene families.
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Theprimarytargetconsists of a 10-mm copper foil.
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In this case, theprimarytargetof the disease is the axon.
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Thus, we take /2 2 as theprimarytargetof measurement in our investigation.
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Theprimarytargetfor external stimuli is the plasma membrane.
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Contact with theprimarytargetis indirect.
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Ineffective dissemination toprimarytargetfor assessment.
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Using these catcher targets, the detectors of the nuclear events were fully shielded against the direct view from theprimarytarget.
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If theprimarytargetgroup is system novice users, on-line instructions and other help information is likely to be needed.
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Moreover, many authors regard the ' metabolic ' changes as being secondary to (and even as a consequence of) the disorganization of the presumedprimarytarget, namely, microtubules.
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These measures were taken during the inactive period of theprimarytargetspecies (thus the time-of-day varies from site to site according to species composition), to minimize disturbance and flight.
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Theprimarytargetorgan for the larva is the liver where it proliferates slowly, but it also spreads into extrahepatic structures and even metastasises to distant organs.
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Myelin is theprimarytargetof the disease, and the pathology is characterised by segmental demyelination, which results in demyelinated axons.
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That is quite right: the act itself is theprimarytarget.
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