Sentence examples for major means from inspiring English sources

Jenner's vaccination soon became the major means of preventing smallpox.

Historically, the major means that the church had of combating heretics was to excommunicate them.

It was a major means of transportation and communication during the Tokugawa period (1603 1867).

After all, the major means of production are collectively owned, thanks to the stock market and mutual funds.

According to a Novartis spokesperson: "In the pharmaceutical industry incremental innovation is the major means for improving medicines.

I think a big fine is likely, but it's hard to say what "major" means in this case.

The legal system has been one of the major means of harassing intellectuals, artists, filmmakers and others.

Pilgrimage to a sacred place and devotion before a sacred object is a major means of religious healing.

"Poetry was the major means of protest," says Hope. "It was the way to annoy the hell out of the authorities and say something about the townships.

Rhythm and News Long-distance carriers were a major means of communication in Africa centuries before anyone invented Sprint, MCI or even the telephone.

But that route is not a major means of spreading the disease, Dr. Ryan said by telephone in a news conference after the meeting in Geneva.