Example sentences of "'s main [noun sg] was [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to a number of reports the plan 's main objective was to restore the credibility of the PLO in the West in the aftermath of the Gulf war . |
| 2 | Before that the BGS hydrogeologist 's main responsibility was to manage the investigation of the Sigatoka alluvial aquifers , which are to be developed for irrigation . |
| 3 | While Alfieri 's main purpose was to inform the audience , he also had a part in the action of the play , and was therefore a factor , however minor , in how the drama unfolded . |
| 4 | Writing later , in 1937 , J. B. Priestley 's main concern was to stress the Englishness of Chaplin ( though he did concede that the Chaplin symbol was half-French in inspiration ) and he talked of him as being ‘ the greatest humourist since Dickens ’ and of belonging above all to London 's East End and to ‘ the swarms of bright-eyed urchins who are thumbing their noses at the nearest policemen ’ . |
| 5 | The programme 's main aim was to reduce the budget deficit by $904 million during 1991 . |
| 6 | Peter Preston , editor of The Guardian , said his newspaper 's main aim was to get the European court to rule that it was wrong for the Government to use injunctions to prevent publication of such material , on the questions of principle and cost . |
| 7 | But TV 's main effect was to change the way in which people used their papers , more than to reduce their use . |
| 8 | The therapist 's main task was to help the patient grieve over her loss and adapt to living without a partner . |