main argument
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmainandargument
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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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argument
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈɑːɡ.jə.mənt/us/ˈɑːrɡ.jə.mənt/
a disagreement, or the process ...
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(Definition ofmainandargumentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Nonetheless, we believe that with some clarification ourmainargumentis robust.
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The defence of their rights was theirmainargument.
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Themainargumentfor this structure was that a differentiated education was the best way to obtain the multidisciplinary character deemed necessary for archaeologists.
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At times amainargumentis difficult to find.
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Most might tend to overplay hermainargumentat times.
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Within hermainargumentare stronger and weaker sub-arguments.
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Indeed, mymainargumentis that, through no apparent fault of its own, the work possesses a rather negative and unhelpful subtext.
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These universes are essentially finite non-overlapping regions, as is required for themainargumentof this paper to carry.
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Themainargumentnow proceeds by induction on the structure of terms.
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Themainargumentagainst its inclusion is its apparent rarity.
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Under the rubric of thismainargument, the paper made two sub-points.
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Themainargumentand conclusions are now summarised and the policy implications considered.
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Theirmainargumentassumes full prosodic specification of inputs.
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Hismainargumentis that processing components and mechanisms put constraints on what can be processed at a specific stage of acquisition.
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Themainargumenthere is: how autonomous was the bureaucracy?
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Themainargumentof this article is directed at establishing this claim.
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The editors fail adequately to frame the volume, reviewing themainargumentof each article rather than outlining larger themes and questions.
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Moreover, in my experience, spanning more than two decades of lecturing about equality, themainargument non-egalitarians offer is the levelling down objection.
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Themainargumentfor this is that in a chemical reaction, the sulfide ion should be a good nucleophile for the reaction.
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