primarily

Definition:
1. For the most part.
2. Of primary import.

Use 'primarily' in a sentence:

• 1. In birds the second finger is the principal strut of the wing, which consists primarily of feathers.
• 2. She was driven primarily by profit.
• 3. Pastoralism is a lifestyle in which economic activity is based primarily on livestock.
• 4. He was many things, but he was primarily a general.
• 5. This building was primarily intended to be an assembly hall.
• 6. People relied primarily on the paths, which were slippery and dangerous during the rains.
• 7. They occur primarily in regions of recent volcanic activity as hot, dry rock; natural hot water; or natural steam.
• 8. Study is the matter of primarily importance.
• 9. It seems almost inevitable that North African economies will still be primarily oriented toward Europe.
• 10. Primarily the problem is one of a lack of holographic information.
• 11. Parland's alligator population has been declining in recent years, primarily because of hunting.
• 12. And why not limit sale of food in places that aren't primarily food stores?
• 13. Many remedies effective in joint disease are primarily diuretic.
• 14. I am primarily interested in history.
• 15. I believe that the school is primarily a social institution.
• 16. We believe that to focus on longevity as primarily an issue of aging is to miss its full implications.
• 17. Lions are primarily ambushhunters, so when they feel their prey has spotted them, they usually give up on the hunt.
• 18. During those years, several things happened, primarily linguistic or thematic and both involving secularization.
• 19. Aroca County's public schools are supported primarily by taxes on property.
• 20. Its use is primarily in dairy cattle and peri-urban areas where complementary services including milk marketing are available.
• 21. As ever, the meals are primarily fish-based.
• 22. These sociologists tend to view all human behaviors as directed primarily by the principle of maximizing economic gain.
• 23. Although undertones of class conflict existed beneath such hostility, the opposition was primarily geographical.
• 24. At the same time, women's networks of credit and debt remained primarily local and personal.
• 25. Our schools focus primarily on students as individual entities.
• 26. The common prescription is to primarily shop the grocery store, since that's where fresh produce, meat and seafood, and dairy are.
• 27. Depending on the species, play may be primarily for social interaction, exercise, or exploration.
• 28. Urbanized industry was limited primarily to the northeast.
• 29. They're primarily designed for Low Earth Orbit ( LEO)-an easily accessible region of space from around 200 to 800 miles above Earth, where human-tended missions like the Hubble Space Telescope and the International Space Station ( ISS) hang out.
• 30. Esperanto vocabulary is drawn primarily from Latin, the Roman's languages, English and German.
• 31. But, instead, the Chicago union seems to be using its political capital primarily to protect weak performers.
• 32. Many ants are small and forage primarily in the layer of leaves and other debris on the ground.
• 33. Most corporate boards' compensation committees focus primarily on peer-group comparisons.
• 34. Yet our schools focus primarily on students as individual entities.
• 35. Her wardrobe consists primarily of huge cashmere sweaters and tiny Italian sandals.
• 36. Indeed, they say, aids is spread primarily by carriers who are not ill.
• 37. It seems almost inevitable that North African economies will still be primarily oriented towards Europe.
• 38. Cinema might, for example, have become primarily a documentary form.
• 39. Their clothing is primarily functional and only secondarily decorative.
• 40. Investment remains tiny primarily because of the exorbitant cost of land.
• 41. But merit aid, offered primarily by schools and states, is growing faster, both overall and at the institutional level.
• 42. The investigation was undertaken primarily to mollify pressure groups.
• 43. They believe that sex is primarily for procreation.
• 44. Flycatchers feed primarily on winged insects.
• 45. I'm primarily thinking of the first year.
• 46. Caste is defined primarily by social honour attained through personal lifestyle.
• 47. Micronesia, the area north of Melanesia, consists primarily of small scattered islands.
• 48. Public order is primarily an urban problem.
• 49. The problem is not primarily a financial one.
• 50. The difficulty lies primarily in the fact that the fiber core is relatively small.
• 51. She sees exercise primarily as an unavoidable chore.
• 52. The body is made up primarily of bone, muscle, and fat.