Sentence examples for principal function was from inspiring English sources

Although the Templars and Hospitallers took monastic vows, their principal function was soldiering.

Its principal function was that of a papal outpost against attack by sea.

Finally, clusters of neighbouring provinces came under the supervisory control of still-more-prestigious central government officials, known as supreme commanders (zongdu), whose principal function was to coordinate military affairs in extended, multi-province areas.

But they do play in a temperate climate, and because the Super Bowl usually takes place in the Sun Belt, the Cardinals' cunning ownership came up with the idea of building a stadium whose principal function was to play host not to regular-season games for the dismal home team but to periodic Super Bowls show­casing glamorous squads from out of town.

It had been the Ryder Cup the previous weekend and he had been watching it – "Davis Love is a great friend of mine" – and you rather get the impression that REM's principal function was to enable Mills to fulfil a lifelong dream of watching professional sport wherever and whenever he likes.

Originally, the Arc Pendant's principal function was for navigation, providing haptic feedback that would guide wearers to their destinations.

Their principal function is to act as the primary site of photosynthesis in the plant.

And while Verlan conserves this function, its principal function is for young people to express both their difference and their attachment to a French identity.

Its principal function is to establish precedent -- that is, to set forth principles of law that every court in America must follow".

The organisation's principal function is to provide cheap funds for developing nations which, at the time of McNamara's accession, were directed primarily at large industrial projects.

Last month, Google said it would build an operating system, also called Chrome, with its principal function being to support its browser.