predominant source

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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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source
noun[C]
uk
/sɔːs/us
/sɔːrs/
the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause ...
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(Definition ofpredominantandsourcefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Nongovernmental organizations are thepredominantsourceof provision.
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Individual-specific effects were thepredominantsourceof variation, followed by modest genetic influences.
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Agriculturalists and others concerned with germination and growth of seeds often assume that thepredominantsourceof imbibed water is contact with liquid water films on soil particles.
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They are thepredominantsourceof crime; they prevent people from making a positive contribution to society's well-being; they create misery for those who take drugs and for their families.
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The liver is thought to be thepredominantsourceof circulating somatomedins.
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As a result, agriculture became thepredominantsourceof wealth alongside the production of paper, cellulose, and furniture derived from extensive reforestation areas.
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Four feedstockssugarcane, corn, cassava and sweet sorghumwere initially identified for ethanol production, but sugarcane is expected to be thepredominantsourceof ethanol.
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Thepredominantsourceof embryonic nutrition is histotroph, which supports a 46-fold weight increase from ovum to near-term fetus.
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Starting in the 1950s, there was increasing focus on the issue of bioavailability of trace mineral supplements which led to copper sulfate pentahydrate becoming thepredominantsource.
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His work and publications later became apredominantsourceof description and classification for entomologists in the early 20th century, in particular with regard to parasitoid wasps, midges and mosquitos.
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A recent survey has shown that there are two predominant sources of today's unemployment—the declines in the building and financial sectors.
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