At the moment, biotech's main uses are in medicine and agriculture.
Within these linear restrictions, distinctions corresponding to the main uses of language can be made.
One of the main uses could be to deliver more vitamins and minerals through the food we eat.
In its final report to the governor today, the committee recommended three main uses for the island.
"When one of the main uses is dark," he said, "businesspeople who might come in and invest are discouraged from doing so".
Projections show that the demand for water will increase drastically over the next few decades, and energy production will be one of the main uses of the resource.
Analysis of genes at the functional level is one of the main uses of genomics, an area known generally as functional genomics.
Foam glass is light enough to float in water and has been used as a substitute for cork, but its main uses are for thermal and sound insulation.
Try Shell Oil, which has turned to Mr. Lovins to help figure out how the oil industry can profit from leading the transition away from today's main uses of its core product.
"One of the main uses for counselors is for our own employees, who answered maybe 50,000 calls," said Mr. Nelms, referring to the Discover employees working the phones.
The models are put to two main uses: helping members of the armed forces learn to distinguish between their own ships, vehicles, and planes and those of the enemy, and helping instructors illustrate tactical problems.
