Sentence examples for chief forms of from inspiring English sources

There were two chief forms of cloak or wrap.

Beds, stools, throne chairs, and boxes were the chief forms of furniture in ancient Egypt.

Liturgical practice dictated that the mass and the motet remain the chief forms of sacred vocal music.

The Greek word dysthymia means "bad state of mind" or "ill humor". As one of the two chief forms of clinical depression, it usually has fewer or less serious symptoms than major depression but lasts longer.

The chief forms of imperial legislation were edicts or proclamations; instructions to subordinates, especially provincial governors; written answers to officials or others who consulted the emperor; and decisions of the emperor sitting as a judge.

The chief forms of vocal music continued to be the mass, the motet, and the chanson, to which must be added other national types that developed during the 15th century the villancico (secular poetry set for voice and lute or for three or four voices) in Spain and the frottola (a simple, chordal setting in three or four parts of an Italian text) in Italy.

In the United States, eating is the chief form of instant gratification.

Refundable tax credits are also the chief form of income support for the working poor.

Most of the characters wear their overcoats indoors, and cigarettes seem to be the chief form of sustenance.

In ancient times a chief form of skepticism was medical skepticism, which questioned whether one could know with certainty either the causes or cures of diseases.

As the shortage of cemetery space in urban areas becomes more acute and as objections are answered, cremation may become the chief form of burial.