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"mainly refers to" is correct and perfectly usable in written English.
It is typically used to indicate that a particular word, phrase, or idea is the primary focus or main point being discussed in a sentence or paragraph. For example: "In this paragraph, the term 'sustainability' mainly refers to the balance between economic development and environmental protection." This sentence is indicating that the main emphasis in the paragraph is on defining and discussing the meaning of 'sustainability' in relation to the economic and environmental aspects. Another example: "The author's use of imagery in this poem mainly refers to the concept of life cycles and the inevitability of change." This sentence is explaining that the main purpose of the imagery in the poem is to convey the idea of life cycles and the constant state of change in our lives.
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The estimation method in RASTES mainly refers to NUREG-1228.
Urban forest mainly refers to urban green space and suburban forest.
Cooling load of air-conditioning systems in underground space mainly refers to heat released from multitudinous electrical equipments.
Self-build housing mainly refers to the rural collective construction of farmers under the ownership of the housing group.
Downburst in thunderstorm mainly refers to the outflow on frontier and the strong wind shear caused by the downburst.
number mainly refers to workers who — being no longer so dependent on employers for their health-care safety net — may choose to retire earlier or work part time.
Leaving Alexandria (Canongate) implies Cavafy, but the title mainly refers to Richard Holloway's Alexandria, near Glasgow, where this former bishop of Edinburgh grew up.
The National Academy of Sciences report mainly refers to less sophisticated attacks but also warns of cyberattacks or infiltration of the grid's transmission operators.
The IETF has updated the specification to [RFC4291], but the chapter mainly refers to the previous version because the implementation is based on that version.
High temperature deformation mechanism of Ti 47Al 2Cr 0.2Mo alloy mainly refers to the bending and fracturing of the lamellar structures and dynamic recrystallization (DRX).
The term electronic government (e-government) mainly refers to the information and communications technology (ICT) usage to modify structures and procedures of government agencies.
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