primary cause

collocation in English

meanings of primaryand cause

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primary
adjective
uk /ˈpraɪ.mər.i/ us /ˈpraɪ.mer.i/
more important than anything ...
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cause
noun
uk /kɔːz/ us /kɑːz/
the reason why something, especially something ...
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Examples of primary cause

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These findings support the explanation that inadequate engine design was the primarycause of the failings.
Such (d) isolates were designated as the primarycause of sepsis and in some cases were responsible for foetal death.
The not cause/cause and not primarycause/primarycause distinctions neither track the line nor are morally relevant.
The causes of desertion were not always clear, but human disturbance was probably the primarycause within the rubber plantation.
There is also the inevitable chapter on mass extinctions, with fluctuations in nutrient availability being invoked here as a primarycause.
Among cases with two stool specimens collected, late specimen collection is the primarycause of inadequate stool collection.
We can, therefore, exclude cryptosporidiosis as the primarycause of this association.
This is plain if the primarycause is supposed to be the most important or noteworthy cause.
The findings are consistent with view that engine design was the primarycause of the mechanical failings.
To this end, we first address whether extraction is the primarycause of syllable omission in this child's early productions.
This suggests that light was not the primarycause of the differences in growth.
However, while this is certainly a contributing factor, greenhouse gas emissions are not the primarycause of the recent warming trend.
Endometriosis is also the primarycause of infertility in women, with the prevalence rate ranging from 20% to 50%.
Both factors were reported as the primarycause in one-quarter of the cases and cited as a factor in one-third.
This is clearly based on a predetermined epigenesis viewpoint in which the primarycause of a cognitive change can be attributed to neural maturation.
For women with other causes of seizure, the primarycause should be treated.
Working in a large office building is not the primarycause of influenza, even though this condition can increase the probability of becoming infected.
Within that scheme, music may simply accompany the discomfort/pain or be the primarycause of it, either physically or psychologically.
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