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Meanings of principal thing in English

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Usage of principal thing in English
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The principal thing in mirrors is to get a white reflecting surface.
The Wonder Island Boys: The Tribesmen
2
The hog-mind is the principal thing that is making this transition slow.
Essays Before a Sonata
3
But the principal thing is this-toprevent her from destroying the papers.
The Aspern Papers
4
But that is not the principal thing, just at the present moment.
By Right of Conquest; Or, With Cortez in Mexico
5
The principal thing will be to get rid of these high boots.
With Frederick the Great: A Story of the Seven Years' War
6
The principal thing of all is, that I have taken a wife.
Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion
7
The principal thing now, is to look forward to what comes next.
The Deerslayer
8
That is the principal thing, Robert; but you are too modest.
In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant
9
I always find in going anywhere the start's the principal thing.
The Ivory Trail
10
The sledge was the principal thing, as it needed thorough repair.
The Field of Ice / Part II of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras
11
The housekeeper answered that they paid well, and that was the principal thing.
Esther Waters
12
He smiled, and said, Well, you are pleased; that is the principal thing.
A Simpleton
13
But that is not the principal thing-thecontents are more important.
Napoleon and Blücher: An Historical Novel
14
And after all with wine that is always the principal thing.
The Black Douglas
15
Anyhow, we got the cherries, and that was the principal thing.
Across Unknown South America
16
The principal thing is that she wants me to leave Rome.
The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 2
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