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Yes, it is principally about the soil, its fertility and the lack of chemicals and pesticides used, but it's also about "the unseen forces and energies of life and growth that permeate all living things".
The questions economists seek to answer, the tools they use to help find the answers (that's principally maths, rather than the applied topics that research suggests women are drawn to), the standard assumptions they make along the way (that people are emotionless, free and selfish), and the things they choose to measure all reflect a traditional and stereotypical male way of looking at the world.
British shareholders could also make money by investing in Indian infrastructure, principally the railways, where the Indian government attracted funds by guaranteeing returns on capital of 5% net per year.
The Lib-Con partnership has been a very British phenomenon, cemented by personal relationships and the success of two party elites discovering sufficient personal chemistry and affinity of objective – principally on fiscal strategy – to keep the show on the road.
Born in Birmingham and educated at Solihull school, in the West Midlands, he trained at the Birmingham School of Art in the 1950s before embarking on an architectural career that frequently took him abroad for long periods, principally to the Middle East and the far east.
"It seems that growth has come principally from domestic demand, with consumption benefitting from the drop in energy prices and buoyant financial markets boosting confidence," said Vanden Houte.
Owen Gibson Waris Dirie has done more than any other person to raise awareness about the dreadful practice of female genital mutilation (FGM), which potentially affects millions of women, principally in Africa and Asia but also increasingly in the UK and other west European countries.
Only a few isolated voices – such as former cabinet ministers Laurent Wauquiez and Michel Rocard – argue in favour of a Brexit, the latter considering that Britain is principally to blame for the paralysis in European decision-making.
The western Balkans is a notorious smuggling funnel for those desperate to get into an EU country, principally Hungary to the north or Bulgaria to the south.
As emperor his duties are largely ceremonial, consisting principally of state visits and apologising to other Asian countries for Japan's wartime conduct.
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Learn how to use "principally" with practical examples and tips.
How to useThe word "principally" functions as an adverb, modifying verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs to indicate the primary or main aspect of an action, quality, or state. As Ludwig AI confirms, it's grammatically correct. Examples in Ludwig illustrate its use in specifying the main reason or component of something.
Expression frequency: Very common
