A word is rather an abstraction from a sentence; thus, the sentence-sphota is the primary unit of meaning.
While the currency unit's role as a reserve currency is now limited, it still serves as the primary unit of exchange for member countries of the International Monetary Fund.
Soviet, council that was the primary unit of government in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and that officially performed both legislative and executive functions at the all-union, republic, province, city, district, and village levels.
In a widely read article about a coming "clash of civilisations" in Foreign Affairs in the summer of 1993 he argued, correctly, that the nation-state is no longer the primary unit of international relations.
Islam, which means "submission", teaches that the primary unit of society is the umma, the brotherhood of believers, and it provides a system of laws—sharia for people to live by.
The primary unit of analysis for the survey was the ED.
As the shelf life of skills shrinks, the degree is fast losing relevance as the primary unit of measurement for post-secondary education.
Although the primary unit of analysis was the individual child, children in a class were clustered under their teachers.
The primary unit of analysis for this study was the corporation, although the interviews were conducted with employees or consultants employed by the corporation.
Collectivism considers a group (e.g., family, tribe, or state) as the primary unit of reality and requires that individuals sacrifice themselves for the alleged interests of the collective.
The underlying principle of family-centered practice is 'viewing the [whole] family as the primary unit of service delivery' (Wehman and Gilkerson, 1999, p. 138).
