головний на английском языке:

main problem

Patterns of freeze-up and breakup influence the distribution and number of seals, the polar bear's main prey.

Let us remember that, if this financial crisis taught us anything, it's that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers.

I sat down to translate the sentence shown on the main page into my native language, and half an hour and two dozen sentences later I had to convince myself to stop.

Smokers are as aware as anybody else of the disadvantages of their hobby, but manage to live with that knowledge for two main reasons.

The accountants and finance analysts all have their own departmental office two blocks away from the business's main branch.

The main streets of many small towns have been all but abandoned thanks, in large part, to behemoths like Wal-Mart.

All sweaters of this type are out of stock now. We'll order them from the main store in Tokyo.

In the main, I am in favor of political reform if meaningful changes are made.

That would lead to the production of more carbon dioxide, the main gas responsible for global warming.

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The report from the National Development and Reform Committee says that the advance in rural high-speed telecommunication infrastructure is the main reason for the increase in Internet users.

In English there are eight main parts of speech: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction and finally interjection.

About the wedding ... It's a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be the main attraction, so instead of doing it on a shoestring, why not pull out all the stops and make a great show of it?

Nearly all siheyuans had their main buildings and gates facing south for better lighting, so a majority of hutongs run from east to west.

chief executive (officer)

The fact that educated Americans in general no longer share understandable background knowledge is a chief cause of their inability to communicate effectively.

In 776 B.C., the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greeks' chief god, Zeus.

I had many reasons, love being chief among them.

The chief engineer did research hand in hand with his assistant.

As the date didn't work for the section chief, it was necessary to completely reorganize the drinking party.

We'll have to organize the drinking party all over again as the section chief can't make it now.

To my chief strategist, David Axelrod, who's been a partner with me every step of the way. To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics! You made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done.

A new chief of the security forces has just been appointed

O.K. chief. It's gonna cost you two century notes.

'major', 'key' or 'important' can be a synonym of te world 'chief'

Ireland’s chief cities are Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford.

The chief clerk is not a hardworking man, but gets ahead rapidly because he knows how to curry favor with his superiors.

Today, automobiles have taken the place of horses as the principal means of transportation.

principal reason

The principal called him to account for being absent without an excuse.

The organization plays a principal role in wildlife conservation.

The principal cause of death in refugee camps is the lack of nourishment.

He said that their principal would go there the next day.

This is an interesting case where there is no principal determining element.

The definition of principal is the first or highest in importance. An example of a principal ingredient is flour in bread.

My principal is Mrs Lidia Kącala.

Diana kept missing lessons, so the school principal telephoned her parents.

That was my principal reason for moving.

The instalment for my loan is $110 a month. $100 goes toward paying off the principal and the $10 is for the interest.

The principal severely reproved the students whenever they made a mess in the hallway.

The principal made a rule for the purpose of giving a good school life to the students.

I say quite deliberately that the Christian religion, as organized in its churches, has been and still is the principal enemy of moral progress in the world.