predominant cause

collocation in English

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predominant
adjective
uk
/prɪˈdɒm.ɪ.nənt/us
/prɪˈdɑː.mə.nənt/
more noticeable or important, or larger in number, ...
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cause
noun
uk
/kɔːz/us
/kɑːz/
the reason why something, especially something ...
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(Definition ofpredominantandcausefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The shorter stadium duration is likely to be thepredominantcauseof higher growth rates at higher temperatures.
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The majority (80 %) had a closed head injury, with motor vehicle accidents being thepredominantcause.
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Alienation is the second mostpredominantcauseof recent events.
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Confusion and error, rather than fraud, is thepredominantcause.
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It felt that strays were apredominantcauseof concern and that, if they could be dealt with adequately, other problems would fall into place.
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Thepredominantcauseis disadvantage, with prejudice a derived and subordinate factor.
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Close examination as to the causes of accidents last year—and they are varied—discloses nopredominantcause, nor does it indicate any particular variation from conclusions drawn in previous years.
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If he will look at the general problem of rising prices throughout the world, thepredominantcauseis certainly not the lack of cold and biting competition.
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Fibromuscular dysplasia is thepredominantcausein young patients, usually females under 40 years of age.
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Another study concluded that cigarette smoking is thepredominantcauseof large cell lung cancer.
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Indeed, in modern devices, cosmic rays may be thepredominantcause.
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Rice being the most cultivated agricultural product is thepredominantcauseof most of the people to have rice as a staple food.
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Several causes have been identified, including irradiation treatment, nickel impurities and lattice defects associated with plastic deformation; the latter are considered as thepredominantcause, especially in pure diamonds.
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While the extraction of non-restorable or non-strategic teeth by a dentist does contribute to edentulism, thepredominantcauseof tooth loss in developed countries is periodontal disease.
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The pollen that causes hay fever varies between individuals and from region to region; in general, the tiny, hardly visible pollens of wind-pollinated plants are thepredominantcause.
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There are also different theories as to the predominant causes of either variant.
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