Meanings of chiefly instrumental in English

Maenius, one of the Censors, was chiefly instrumental in bringing about these improvements.

The Maine Station was chiefly instrumental in introducing trap-nests, curtain front houses and dry feeding.

He spent hours studying the case, and he was chiefly instrumental in sending Harrison Miller back to Norada in September.

It was La Fayette who, in 1830, was chiefly instrumental in placing a constitutional monarch on the throne of France.

Lincoln was there favorably known, because he had been chiefly instrumental in getting the capital moved to that place from Vandalia.

He was remarkable for his learning, piety, and humility, and was chiefly instrumental in bringing Christianity into the kingdom of Mercia.

Well, no one blamed Steve for pre-empting the first raft for the use of Bessie, because he had been chiefly instrumental in securing it.

But we have selected Wheatstone as our hero, because he was eminent as a man of science, and chiefly instrumental in perfecting the apparatus.

To do them justice, the sisters were really sincere in their rejoicings over the very wonderful transformation which they had been chiefly instrumental in effecting.