main element
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmainandelement
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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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element
noun
uk/ˈel.ɪ.mənt/us/ˈel.ə.mənt/
a part ...
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(Definition ofmainandelementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Themainelementin this filter is rationality.
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It is not relevant to nitrogen, which is themainelementlimiting world food supply.
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Themainelementof target trajectory correction is the output nozzle of the injector.
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Themainelementof the re-negotiation concerned the prices that should be charged for the necessary additional work.
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Figure 13 shows that an adaptor plate is themainelementinter facing the prototype unit with the existing product.
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Themainelementis pay.
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After all, they are themainelement.
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They were themainelementin it.
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Staff charges are themainelementin administrative charges.
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The othermainelementis the ship control system.
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Amainelementmust be the stabilisation of fares.
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It is also themainelementin founding matrimonial jurisdiction.
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Here is themainelementof balance in defence policy.
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The "manu" element is no longer themainelement.
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The thirdmainelementis neighbourhood special constables.
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Themainelementis a rural water supply project.
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The secondmainelementis a process of conciliation.
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That is themainelementof free enterprise.
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Access to medical services, including pre-natal care and emergency delivery facilities, is quite probably themainelementin these differences.
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Themainelementof his response rests on an implied contrast between the former and the latter in terms of part and whole.
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Another element in land mobility, perhaps even themainelement, was the extent to which property rights to land became more exclusive and absolute.
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Themainelementof compulsory expenditure is agricultural guarantee spending, although food aid measures, certain administrative costs and some monetary reserves are also classified as compulsory.
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Recently, themainelementof expansion in the area has been engineering.
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