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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a second predominantly" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe something that is primarily or mainly a second option or aspect, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "In the study, a second predominantly negative outcome was observed, which raised concerns about the methodology."
Alternatives: "a second mainly" or "a second primarily".
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One was restricted to postmenopausal women (Potter et al, 1995), a second, predominantly to women over the age of 40 years (Huang et al, 2000), and the third to women aged 20 44 years (Britton et al, 2002).
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He helped the Montagnards expel their moderate Girondist rivals from the Convention on June 2, and on July 10 he was reelected to the second, predominantly Jacobin, Committee of Public Safety.
A Snapchat questionnaire might not be the most rigorous method of data collection, but looking at those results – and bearing in mind the large sample size – it's fair to suggest that over a third of (predominantly) young people say they have friends who take Xanax.
Three general time-motion rounding patterns were observed: a first pattern that predominantly involved rounding in ward hallways and little time in patient rooms; a second pattern that predominantly involved time in a ward conference room; and a third balanced pattern characterized by equal proportions of time in patient rooms and in ward hallways.
Two KKK members pleaded guilty to starting the fire, as well as a second at another predominantly black church.
These membrane proteins have been observed to form two distinct complexes: one that is comprised of multiple subunits of TatA and a second that contains predominantly TatB and TatC [12] [14].
We then analysed chromatin from heart as a second tissue expressing predominantly TRα1 [ 24].
For comparison, we also examined the expression of Vav, a second GEF that predominantly uses Rac as a substrate.
Test-retest reliability was determined by assessing each child on a second occasion using predominantly the same rater.
Of the 846 women who accepted a first support session, 351 (41.5%) had a second session, again predominantly in the clinic, and 25 (3.0%) a third.
A study on the Baltic clam (Macoma balthica) revealed three major lineages within the Baltic Sea and North Sea, with one clade occurring only within the Baltic Sea and Alaska, a second clade occurring predominantly outside the Baltic Sea, and a third clade found in both the Baltic and North Seas; these lineages also diverged long before the formation of the Baltic Sea, at around 9.8-39 9.8-3962].
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