Synonym: chief, dominant, first, foremost, leading, primary, principal. Similar words: maintained, maintain, mainly, domain, remain, mainland, main task, remains. Meaning: [meɪn] 
n. 1. any very large body of (salt) water 2. a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage. adj. 1. most important element 2. (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence 3. of force; of the greatest possible intensity.
n. 1. any very large body of (salt) water 2. a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage. adj. 1. most important element 2. (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence 3. of force; of the greatest possible intensity. 
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121. It criticises the main contractor for seriously erring in its original estimates.
122. The main crops grown for export are coffee and rice.
123. The pursuit of profit was the main reason for the changes.
124. There was a mass picket by students outside the main office of the university.
125. The company is in a position closely analogous to that of its main rival.
126. The sentence consists of a main clause and a subordinate clause.
127. The town's main features are its beautiful mosque and ancient marketplace.
128. The main entry also cross-refers you to the appendix on page 259.
129. Experienced users have direct access to the main data files.
130. Delicate and valuable books are kept in an air-conditioned annexe to the main library.
131. The overall performance rating puts the new model well ahead of its main rivals.
132. Barley is one of the main inputs to the process of distillation.
133. The train was diverted to Cambridge because of engineering works on the main line.
134. Finally, the teacher recapped the main points of the lesson.
135. The book describes in outline the main findings of the research.
136. The firm is now in the process of moving the main equipment to a new place.
137. Leading off the main hall is a series of small inner rooms.
138. This is a main part of the international communist movement.
139. Such considerations are secondary to our main aim of improving efficiency.
140. Bordeaux is on the main Paris-Madrid line so there are frequent trains.
141. The second division flanks on the main of force.
142. Their main mode of subsistence is hunting.
143. The main drawback to it is the cost.
144. The cultivation in good taste is our main objective.
145. The spacious main bedroom is mainly blue.
146. "We're not on the main campus." — "No.".
147. The convoy was snowed up on the main road.
148. Premature birth is the main cause of perinatal mortality.
149. The school occupies split-site accommodation on the main campus.
150. The main demonstration passed off peacefully.
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