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Adverb(1) (2) for the most part(3) most importantly

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(1) Orlando di Lasso (or, perhaps more in keeping with his Walloon origins, Roland de Lassus) is remembered today chiefly for his sacred works.(2) The young Sinclair showed an early talent for writing, though his initial work consisted chiefly of pulp fiction.(3) Its diet consists chiefly of vegetable matter, but it also eats small animals.(4) What this shows is that life cannot be composed just of matter and energy, but consists chiefly of information.(5) These must be chiefly , if not wholly, effects of the unsteadiness and injustice with which a factious spirit has tainted our public administrations.(6) Increasingly, these programs have come to define their mission chiefly as supporting labor and its organizing efforts rather than educating students.(7) Consisting chiefly of high-energy protons and electrons produced by stars, black holes, and gamma-ray bursts, GCR is tough to defend against.(8) This biography is of general importance chiefly because it is, surprisingly, the first comprehensive biography of the artist.(9) Peeps are chiefly good as novelty items - they mark various holiday seasons, and they blow up spectacularly when you microwave them.(10) We release ordinary criminals after some time chiefly because we hope that the term in prison has deterred them from repeating their crimes.(11) It is not even possible to say this portfolio will not drop in value at some time but it is much, much safer than any portfolio consisting chiefly of common stocks.(12) u2018Climatic changes chiefly affect winters,u2019 she said.(13) The polling also makes clear that swing voters are chiefly concerned about the economy, and that has to make them more than a little nervous.(14) he is remembered chiefly for his organ sonatas(15) he is remembered chiefly for his sonatas(16) In recent years, this group has consisted chiefly of conservatives unhappy with what they viewed as an unwarranted expansion of federal authority.
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Adverb
1. mainly
2. in the main
3. primarily
5. predominantly
6. mostly
7. for the most part
8. usually
10. typically
12. generally
13. on the whole
14. largely
15. by and large
16. almost always


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