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Meanings of chief occupation in English

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Usage of chief occupation in English
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The wild chase is our trade; battle and conquest our chief occupation.
Chinese Literature / Comprising the Analects of Confucius, the S...
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Essentially a peaceful community, Forwards regarded agriculture as its chief occupation.
Non-Stop
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That is his chief occupation; the chapel is a secondary matter.
Original Short Stories — Volume 10
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The chief occupation in Japan seems to be a perpetual hunt after curios.
Madame Chrysantheme — Volume 3
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Arrangement of plans for the summer was the chief occupation with most people.
The Malady of the Century
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His chief occupation was that of a ferryman plying across the river Meuse.
The Ferryman of Brill, and Other Stories
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For the chief occupation of the child's mind was guessing at its nature.
Jean-Christophe Journey's End
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The chief occupation of our idle days on the Grande Decharge was fishing.
Little Rivers: A Book of Essays in Profitable Idleness
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The chief occupation of the inhabitants of the Plateau had been wood-cutting and pasture.
With British Guns in Italy: A Tribute to Italian Achievement
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As war is the chief occupation, bravery is the first virtue among the Shoshonees.
First Across the Continent / The Story of the Exploring Expediti...
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Their chief occupation was martial and gymnastic exercises and the administration of public affairs.
General History for Colleges and High Schools
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Their chief occupation is in correcting, and explaining the errors of their pupils' exercises.
Confessions of an Etonian
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The chase with bow and arrows is their chief occupation.
The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2
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Fishing seems to be the chief occupation of its inhabitants.
A tour through some parts of France, Switzerland, Savoy, Germany...
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What is the chief occupation in the South Atlantic States?
The American Missionary — Volume 42, No. 08, August, 1888
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Until the middle of the 19th century, fishing was the chief occupation of the Frisians.
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