Synonym: basic, chief, dominant, essential, first, foremost, fundamental, important, leading, main, paramount, principal. Antonym: secondary. Similar words: primarily, prime, summary, rim, trim, shrimp, image, experiment. Meaning: ['praɪmərɪ] n. 1. a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen 2. one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing 3. coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit. adj. 1. of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondhand 2. not derived from or reducible to something else; basic 3. most important element 4. of or being the essential or basic part 5. of primary importance.
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151) In each case the primary diagnosis was substance abuse, and initial treatment was given accordingly.
152) The financial strain of the earlier primary elections means there will not be a television-advertising blitz in California.
153) Although most directly affecting secondary schools, this constraint has a backwash effect on primary schools.
154) Primary reinforcers such as water and food satisfy biological needs.
155) The treatment of acute retention of urine occurring in a primary herpetic attack in the female deserves a brief mention.
156) The appropriate Anonymous Fellowships for anorexia, bulimia and compulsive overeating exist to help the primary spiritual recovery.
157) Some are focussing on areas such as swaps and derivatives, which can give them an edge in the primary bond market.
157) Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and build good sentences.
158) Primary structure refers to the joining of the amino acids through peptide bonds to form polypeptide chains.
159) Phil Gramm of Texas, who lost a presidential primary bid against Dole.
160) Symptomatic, primary HIV-1 infection is generally characterised by a mononucleosis-like illness, with or without aseptic meningitis.
161) Try to visit some of the primary schools in your area around morning or afternoon break of going-home time.
162) Generally primary schools meet with a great deal of public approval.
163) The primary aim of the central bank is to work closely with the government and so to operate in the public interest.
164) Because this is its primary function, commitment accounting concentrates on orders issued.
165) Should the mental health state continue, then the condition is likely to be primary, with the alcohol problem being secondary.
166) Stephanopoulos turned thirty-one as New Hampshire voters cast their primary ballots.
167) The Governments' primary aim is to see significant reductions in the amounts of waste requiring disposal.
168) Negative controls were obtained by omitting or exchanging the primary antibodies.
169) These primary processes always seek pleasure and avoid pain, that is, they function according to the pleasure principle.
170) In this study we evaluated the findings of follow up gastroscopies performed three years after primary gastroscopic screening of pernicious anaemia patients.
171) Gastric acid is the primary barrier against orally ingested enteric pathogens, and a major regulator of small bowel flora.
172) In 1986 alone, primary commodity prices fell sharply by an average of nine percent.
173) Creativity is the key to success in the future, and primary education is where teachers can bring creativity in children at that level. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
174) Moreover, literature relating to nursing ideologies, primary and therapeutic nursing as well as nursing beds is briefly reviewed.
175) After ample reflection, I concluded that the primary cause of my troubles was the farm itself.
176) The primary aim of the second trial was to see if eradication of H pylori led to resolution of intestinal metaplasia.
177) Children from Much Marcle Primary School will be demonstrating how to bob for apples.
178) This analysis itself is composed of a primary and backup system, and uses sign stimuli and very simple processing.
179) The editor's primary responsibility would be the tedious business of bringing the paper out every week.
180) These include the more firmly established association between the drugs and a potentially fatal lung disease, primary pulmonary hypertension.