Sentence examples for is of chiefly from inspiring English sources

In a period in which local civil protection agencies are planning the reorganization of their instrumental networks, these results suggest that it is of chiefly importance to maintain a certain degree of continuity for rain gauges with long time series and the dismissing or the displacement of "old" instruments should be considered carefully.

C. 1275 Ephesus, Turkey 1345 Manuel Philes, (born c. 1275 died 1345), Byzantine court poet whose works are of chiefly historical and social interest.

This is, of course, chiefly a task for politicians and – in time – for parliament.

Ernest Hemingway's only play is of interest chiefly because of its source and its setting.

Or it is said to be of interest chiefly as a horrible example.

Much of this material will be of interest chiefly to biologists and ecologists.

Ms. Monk's "Quarry," alternately striking and tedious on Saturday, was of interest chiefly as a return to the formative days of Minimalism.

The Edward Kirby Putnam Notebooks, dating from 1894 to 1896, are of interest chiefly as they afford a glimpse into the nature of graduate study in English at the University of Chicago in the 1890' s.

The population of Minas Gerais is chiefly of Portuguese origin, with a considerable admixture from other European countries.

More than half the residents are of foreign origin, chiefly Algerian, Moroccan and sub-Saharan African.

The remainder of the sediment is composed chiefly of pelagic sediments.