Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] primarily [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The shortages were primarily a consequence of a blockade by Azerbaijan — itself a result of the dispute over Nagorny-Karabakh — which had forced the closure of pipelines bringing Turkmen gas to Armenia via Azerbaijan . |
| 2 | The shortages were primarily a consequence of an Azerbaijani blockade — itself a result of the territorial dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh . |
| 3 | Thus marriage in his eyes was primarily the discharge of an obligation to his family and the nation , a task made all the more difficult by the immutable nature of the contract . |
| 4 | Even though producing the tapes was primarily the responsibility of the computer staff , the machine operators insisted on correcting faults in the programming with the editing equipment . |
| 5 | The number of sub-£2 assessments was primarily a function of the natural poverty of the region , most being returned by smallholders — some of them owner-occupiers — rather than labourers . |