predominant

• “But, as I wish to guard against the possibility of misleading by this classification, it is proper first to remind the Reader, that certain poems are placed according to the powers of mind, in the Author's conception, predominant in the production of them; _predominant_, which implies the exertion of other faculties in less degree.”

  Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations

• “Nor shall I discuss which race was there for the longest period in predominant position.”

  Palestine As A U.N. Responsibility

• “The name predominant in both minds had been mentioned.”

  The Inside of the Cup — Complete

• “Moore says he heard from critics as often as from fans, especially in response to a recurring sketch, "Dialing Shiffletts," in which he singled out folks with a name predominant in rural areas.”

  Readthehook.com - Current Articles

• “The government is paying 75 \% of the costs to build a cathedral for the long-term predominant use and exclusive benefit of one private entity, in exchange for limited immediate financial benefit, hoped-for "psychic" benefits of keeping the team in town, and potential (but never-fully-realized) downstream economic benefits of a neighborhood and area revival.”

  Sports Law Blog

• “Here I will mention only that in experiences of a mystical, intuitive type, the universal aspect is predominant, that is, the invasion of the consciousness by a wider Reality.”

  C. G. Jung and Psychosynthesis, by Roberto Assagioli

• “The issues of greatest concern reflect Americans 'longstanding "me first" attitude on the environment -- that is, their predominant concern about environmental problems that affect them directly.”

  Joel Makower: America's Green Zeitgeist

• “In some countries, most notably Venezuela, this vintage left-wing, anti-American fervor is not small, but is predominant, which is what has led that country to be under the repressive thumb of Fidel Castro-copy Hugo Chavez, whose primary interest in attending this Latin American regional summit seems to be to lure Bush and the U.S. into some sort of game of childish taunts rather than doing something constructive to aid his impoverished, unstable country.”

  The reality of Latin American reaction to Bush

• “The former, defined as predominant or exclusive care for the practice of right, is represented by Semitic and Arab influence, Korânic and Hadîsic.”

  The Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi

• “The one we are guilty of, and which is the cause of all our other sins, is called our predominant sin or our ruling passion.”

  Baltimore Catechism No. 4 (of 4) An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine

Show 10 more examples...