main reason
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmainandreason
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main
adjective[before noun]
uk/meɪn/us/meɪn/
larger, more important, or having more influence than others of the ...
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reason
noun
uk/ˈriː.zən/us/ˈriː.zən/
the cause of an event or situation or something that provides an excuse ...
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(Definition ofmainandreasonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofmain reason
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Hismainreasonis the following.
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This was themainreasonfor the interaction effect.
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Several grammarians have concluded that themainreasonis educational.
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These considerations are themainreasonfor the present work.
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Themainreasonfor this problem is the unknown words.
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Themainreasonfor this is the availability of data.
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Themainreasonfor exclusion was inappropriate study design.
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In my view, themainreasonis limitations of data.
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The first andmainreasonis data availability.
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But themainreasonappears in what happens next.
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Themainreasonis that the capitularies give restricted information.
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Specifically, they assume that themainreasonresearchers "reject the norm" is because many subjects do.
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Themainreasonfor this was that the lessons were organised around songs.
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The lack of personnel and specialized instruction were themainreasonfor this cautious approach.
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Themainreasonis the lack of flexibility when composing scenarios.
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Themainreasonis that it treats audio data as a linear block of samples.
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Onemainreasonfor its popularity is the simplicity of modeling.
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This is themainreasonfor having a magazine devoted to it.
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Themainreasonfor this is that after 15 years, its results still hold.
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Themainreasonfor this is that currently, each practice has its own prescribing guidelines.
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Three of these farmers gave this reason as themainreason.
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I believe that themainreasonfor this limited usage is a problematic incentive structure.
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This enormous decrease in the miss probability is themainreasonof the final improvement.
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