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There's no platform for an unsigned music scene in the main cities - it's all hyped acts or showcases behind closed doors. I read about artists that are doing it 'the old-fashioned way' and touring, as if that's a unique thing to do - well, that should just be the way it is.
Ben Lovett

Meaning of "in the main" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IN THE MAIN

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IN THE MAIN

in the heat of the moment
in the hole
in the hunt
in the know
in the lap of the gods
in the last analysis
in the least
in the line of duty
in the long haul
in the long run
in the majority
in the making
in the mass
in the midst of
in the money
in the mood
in the name of
in the nature of
in the negative
in the neighbourhood of

WORDS THAT END LIKE IN THE MAIN

amain
Balmain
coup de main
coups de main
demain
domain
eminent domain
gas main
in the public domain
legerdemain
magnetic domain
main
mortmain
multidomain
pearmain
public domain
remain
ring main
water main
with might and main

Synonyms and antonyms of in the main in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IN THE MAIN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «in the main» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of in the main

Translation of «in the main» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IN THE MAIN

Find out the translation of in the main to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of in the main from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «in the main» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在主
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en el principal
570 millions of speakers

English

in the main
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुख्य में
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في الرئيسية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

В основной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

na página
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দীর্ঘ কালে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

en général
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

dalam jangka masa yang panjang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

im Wesentlichen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

概して
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

주 에서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing jangka panjang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trong chính
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீண்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दीर्घावधीत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uzun vadede
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nella principale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wgłównym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

В основній
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în principal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στην κύρια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

in die belangrikste
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

i huvud
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

i hoved
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of in the main

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IN THE MAIN»

The term «in the main» is very widely used and occupies the 25 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IN THE MAIN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about in the main

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10 QUOTES WITH «IN THE MAIN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word in the main.
1
Donald Cargill
I have followed holiness, I have taught truth, and I have been most in the main things; not that I thought the things concerning our times little, but that I thought none could do anything to purpose in God's great and public matters, till they were right in their conditions.
2
Denzil Douglas
Our people can draw on the tremendous strides made in recent years, not only in terms of advancing themselves spiritually and materially, but also in having weathered social and economic turbulence, triggered, in the main, by factors not of their own creation.
3
Hans Frank
In the main the Academy helped to frame only laws of an economic or social nature, since owing to the development of the totalitarian regime it became more and more impossible to cooperate in other spheres.
4
Ben Lovett
There's no platform for an unsigned music scene in the main cities - it's all hyped acts or showcases behind closed doors. I read about artists that are doing it 'the old-fashioned way' and touring, as if that's a unique thing to do - well, that should just be the way it is.
5
Tran Duc Luong
Under the process of ongoing globalization, advantages are, in the main, created for a minority of countries and development centres as well as powerful transnational companies.
6
Evo Morales
In 2006, I entered the presidential palace in the main square of La Paz as the first indigenous president of Bolivia. Our government, under the slogan 'Bolivia Changes,' is committed to ending the colonialism, racism and exclusion that many of our people lived under for many centuries.
7
Walter Dean Myers
As a young man, I saw families prosper without reading because there were always sufficient opportunities for willing workers who could follow simple instructions. This is no longer the case. Children who don't read are, in the main, destined for lesser lives. I feel a deep sense of responsibility to change this.
8
John Newcombe
I was in the main draw from the start, my opening match was on Court One against Jan Eric Lundquist of Sweden who was about eight in the world at the time.
9
Rebecca Pidgeon
On reading the first part of Anthony Powell's four-part masterpiece, 'A Dance to the Music of Time,' I was struck by one of the characters - an irritating peripheral character- who keeps showing up in the main protagonist's life.
10
Martin Seligman
The good life consists in deriving happiness by using your signature strengths every day in the main realms of living. The meaningful life adds one more component: using these same strengths to forward knowledge, power or goodness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IN THE MAIN»

Discover the use of in the main in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to in the main and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Yield Formation in the Main Field Crops
A more detailed analysis of the ear productivity of individual culms of a plant has shown (137) that the number of spikelets is highest in the main stem, and that it is slightly less in the tillers. With florets, the number is highest on the main stem, ...
V. Cerný, L. Hruška, J. Petr, 2012
2
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry, an orphan, lives with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley.
J.K. Rowling, 2012
3
Timing and Reliability of Activity in the Main Olfactory ...
Vikrant Kapoor. 2.0 Granule cells show glomerulus specific long latency to spiking activity. 2.1 Abstract: Reliable, stimulus-specific temporal patterns of action potentials have been proposed to encode information in many brain areas, perhaps ...
Vikrant Kapoor, 2008
4
Main Clause Phenomena: New Horizons
Besides enriching the empirical domain, this volume also engages with the theoretical question of how best to capture the distribution of MCP and, in particular, to what extent they are embeddable and why.
Lobke Aelbrecht, Liliane M. V. Haegeman, Rachel Nye, 2012
5
Main Themes in the Debate Over Property Rights
In the main the framers relied upon a variety of institutional arrangements, such as the separation of powers, to guard the rights of property owners. Still, the Constitution and Bill of Rights contain important provisions designed to restrain ...
James W. Ely, 1997
6
Banking in Japan: Japanese banking in the high-growth era, ...
... influence on changes in the main bank relationship. The main bank relationship in Japan does indeed have some empirical content. However, neither investigation supports the hypothesis of risk-sharing via the main bank relationship. 1.
William M. Tsutsui, 1999
7
Multiply Bonded Main Group Metals and Metalloids
Much of this impressive advance has occurred in the main group 4I and 52 elements. In sharp contrast, multiple bonding in the neighboring heavier main group 3 elements has received little attention until recently. It is probable that one of the ...
‎1996
8
The Main Institutions of Roman Private Law
References to the sources are few and in the main confined to texts which are fundamental, or which state an unexpected doctrine, or which may, from any cause, be diflicult to find. Specific references to modern literature are excluded— the ...
W. W. Buckland, 2011
9
Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board, ...
... have in the administrative offices. The pallet repair employees have significant contact with included employees. The parts room in the main building supplies parts and other supplies to the pallet repair shop, creating the need for interaction  ...
National Labor Relations Board
10
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Carcinogenesis in the Hamster
Moreover, significantly more IPCs developed in the main pancreatic duct in the Model A hamsters than in the other hamsters. BOP usually induces pancreatic carcinomas originating from the small pancreatic ducts or ductules in hamsters; that ...
Yoshitsugu Tajima, Tamotsu Kuroki, Takashi Kanematsu, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IN THE MAIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term in the main is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bellator 140 predictions: 'Lima vs Koreshkov' Spike TV main card …
That cream rises to the top in the main event as Welterweight champion Douglas Lima defends his belt against Andrey Koreshkov. A future ... «MMAmania.com, Jul 15»
2
UFC Fight Night 72: Main Card Staff Predictions | Bleacher Report
In the main event, you have British kickboxer Michael Bisping facing off against jiu-jitsu ace Thales Leites. Something, as they say, has to give. «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
3
State of the art lifestyle in Skerries - Independent.ie
One is in the main entrance hallway, curving around a brick wall and up to a gallery landing. The second is a custom-made spiral staircase, ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
4
A great sociologist explains the logic of our wars: “crackpot realism …
But for those who are in the main drift toward World War III and who would stop that drift and attain a world condition of peace, opportunism is ... «Fabius Maximus website, Jul 15»
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WSOP Main Event - PokerNews
... also shared by Itai Pazner, Vice President of B2C at 888 Holdings, who was proud on how 888poker's qualifiers performed in the Main Event. «PokerNews.com, Jul 15»
6
McAuley students, colleagues mourn loss of slain teacher
A memorial fund in the name of Eric Jorgensen is promoted in the main lobby of Catherine McAuley High School, where a memorial service ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»
7
Demetrious Johnson to Defend Flyweight Title Against John Dodson …
He earned a shot at the light heavyweight championship, but he fell short against Daniel Cormier in the main event of UFC 187 in May. «Sherdog.com, Jul 15»
8
An Oasis of Tranquillity, in Grand Central Terminal - The New York …
... hall helps create what Outfront calls an “uncluttered environment” for the four big LED displays in the main concourse, increasing their value. «New York Times, Jul 15»
9
UFC FN 71: Main Card Play-By-Play And Results - MMAFrenzy.com
The prelim fights are completed for UFC Fight Night 71, so let's move to the main card. In the main event, former heavyweight champ Frank Mir ... «MMAFrenzy.com, Jul 15»
10
Justin Schwartz Seeks End to Dark Days with Deep Main Event Run
... alive his chances of balancing out some of his well-documented struggles in the world with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in the Main Event. «Bluff Magazine, Jul 15»

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