Sentence examples for chief use from inspiring English sources

Summarizing his position at the end of the Passions, Descartes avers that "the chief use of wisdom lies in its teaching us to be masters of our passions and to control them with such skill that the evils which they cause are quite bearable, and even become a source of joy" (art. 212; CSM I 404).

Their chief use is for animal grazing.

After weapons and tools, the chief use of metal was for ornamentation.

Its chief use is medical, and it constitutes an active ingredient in expectorants and inhalants.

His chief use of his position was to enjoy his newfound importance and the convivial companionship of his colleagues, admirals Sir William Batten and Sir William Penn.

The Pentagon's chief use for nuclear weapons has long been to deter, not defeat, an enemy, and that remains the policy.

But should either of us inform the owner of the company that their crew chief uses this language?

This work investigates the yield modeling and prediction process in apples (cv. Red Chief) using the dynamic influence graph of Fuzzy Cognitive Maps (FCMs).

Sakti Srivastava (center), anatomy division chief, uses the high-tech table to show students a dislocated shoulder.

William Casey, Reagan's CIA chief, used Pakistan and its BCCI bank as fronts to train Afghan rebels against the Soviets.

The chief uses of carbon disulfide are for the manufacture of rayon and for regenerated cellulose film.