main complaint
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmainandcomplaint
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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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complaint
noun
uk/kəmˈpleɪnt/us/kəmˈpleɪnt/
a statement that something is wrong or ...
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(Definition ofmainandcomplaintfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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That is mymaincomplaint.
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That is ourmaincomplaint.
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That is themaincomplaint.
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This is ourmaincomplaint.
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Mymaincomplaintis that there is no final synthesizing chapter that brings together the previous chapters.
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However, labour'smaincomplaintwas over qualification for the franchise which it clearly felt deprived the party of potential votes.
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That is mymaincomplaintthis afternoon.
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That is not ourmaincomplaint.
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But that is not mymaincomplaint.
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Themaincomplaintwas of spelling mistakes.
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Mymaincomplaintis as follows.
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Themaincomplaintis about visiting arrangements.
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Themaincomplaintagainst workpeople is absenteeism and short time.
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Mymaincomplaintand concern involve clause 5.
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Nevertheless, that is not mymaincomplaintabout it.
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That is the othermaincomplaintagainst the leasehold system.
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The secondmaincomplaintis about interest rates.
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Theirmaincomplaintis taxation of marriage and other allowances.
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What is industry'smaincomplaintabout this legislation today?
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Noise is themaincomplaintabout motor cycles.
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Mymaincomplaint, however, is a different matter.
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Themaincomplaintis that estates are neglected.
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Hismaincomplaintwas with those he called "interactionists," who he felt were simply confused about the nature of population genetics.
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Ourmaincomplaintabout them is that they are not linguistically based and thus are somewhat unrestrained in the primitives they use.
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I am told that the industry'smaincomplaintis about the series of delays.
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