That the man was " 'in' for murder" seems to strike Beaton as only a secondary matter.
"Parliament is only a secondary source of power," warns the economist Saeed Leylaz.
Once Nasa re-did Hansen's numbers, 1934 became our hottest year and 1998 only a secondary peak.
Both had only a secondary and qualified admiration for bebop (the music of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie).
Because of aridity, vegetation plays only a secondary role in soil composition.
And he was only a secondary presence at Saturday's night Republican debate in New Hampshire, barely attacking his rivals.
But the availability of farmland is in fact only a secondary reason for the extraordinary growth in Brazilian agriculture.
She played only a secondary role in the government's response to the Leveson report, the responsibility for negotiations given by David Cameron to cabinet office minister, Oliver Letwin.
Her tennis was only a secondary issue last night, though, with the cover of Time that was put in front of her yesterday.
But Dorrell said the government's reform plans are only a secondary issue for the NHS compared with the need to make efficiency savings of £20bn.
Driving the Spanish from Flanders was only a secondary objective: by having the Huguenots serve France abroad successfully, Coligny hoped to secure their position within the realm.
