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- 01. The child was sent to see the [principal] after threatening to beat up a smaller boy on the playground.02. The [principal] reason why she quit her job was because she didn't feel she had any future there.03. A wise man once said that all of the animals except man know that the [principal] business of life is to enjoy it.04. The [principal] reason for Jane's success is her strong organizational skill.05. Nathan Conway went to see the [principal] of the school about his son's football injury.06. Continued lateness was the [principal] cause for her dismissal.07. Harvey is overweight [principally] because he doesn't ever do any exercise.08. Studies show that the [principal] reason people lie is to avoid punishment.09. He has been the [principal] investor in the company since it was established in 1982.10. We haven't even started paying the [principal] on our mortgage yet; we're still paying the interest.11. I have two [principal] values in my life; honesty and loyalty.12. Tourism, especially skiing, is the [principal] economic activity of the nation of Andorra.13. The light spectrum is composed of seven [principal] colors.14. The [principal] crop grown in Colombia is coffee.15. There are three [principal] types of forest in Guyana; mangrove, hardwood, and tropical.16. Uruguay's [principal] natural resource is its rich, black soil.17. For hundreds of years, Bahrain's [principal] export, and most important source of revenue was pearls.18. Islam is the [principal] religion of the Middle East, Asia, and of the northern half of Africa.19. Alexander McArthur once wrote "Battles and sex are the only free diversions in slum life. Couple them with drink, which costs money, and you have the three [principal] outlets for that escape."20. The politician took a [principled] stand against his own party's position on the issue.21. All rivers and streams carry a certain amount of dissolved material which is derived [principally] from ground water.
Grammatical examples in English. 2013.