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The mainstay is just making sure people don't die of dehydration. From Wordnik.com. [Rebuilding Haiti, Better Than Before] Reference
The bullpen mainstay is Troy Percival, who converted 39 of 42 save opportunities. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - 13 (tie). Chicago White Sox] Reference
Guyana and West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul is often described as the mainstay of the regional side. From Wordnik.com. [CaribbeanCricket.com] Reference
So basically their mainstay is the M1A1 Abrams tank. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 10, 2003] Reference
So basically, their mainstay is the M1A1 Abrams tank. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 11, 2003] Reference
Regarding tactics, a mainstay was the politics of personal destruction. From Wordnik.com. [David Horowitz Freedom Center] Reference
Through it all, his mainstay was his wife, Louise, with whom he shared almost seven decades. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Another mainstay is the wish, whether conveyed by genie, accident, malapropism or telegram (does anybody actually get telegrams anymore?). From Wordnik.com. [Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves]
… But our mainstay is on the defensive end. From Wordnik.com. [James expects Cavaliers to remain contenders] Reference
It's becoming a "mainstay" in business settings, Golberg says. From Wordnik.com. [Computerworld] Reference
William Gallas could lead out Tottenham Hotspur on debut and become a 'mainstay'. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
Private, not-for-profit fair housing advocacy groups have truly been the "mainstay" of fair housing activity. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
" He said the shop was a " mainstay " since it opened 27 years ago. From Wordnik.com. [Popular Bakery Owner Slain] Reference
'mainstay' third party games, such as sports games, movie tie-ins and superhero games. From Wordnik.com. [Wii] Reference
Prison labor has become a mainstay of the region's economy. From Wordnik.com. [A Prisoner's Journey] Reference
Outdoor grilling has been an American mainstay since pre-Civil War days. From Wordnik.com. [Up Close & Edible: Barbequed Meats] Reference
We once thought we understood consumer spending, the economy's mainstay. From Wordnik.com. [TIME TO TOSS THE TEXTBOOK] Reference
Boasting about perks used to be a mainstay of Silicon Valley's boom times. From Wordnik.com. [Hot And Steamy In The Valley] Reference
But in the 1950s the fishery collapsed, crippling the town's mainstay industry. From Wordnik.com. [Getting It Together] Reference
How could a practice that does more harm than good become such a medical mainstay?. From Wordnik.com. [The End Of The Age Of Estrogen] Reference
Immigration has ranked with corn and cars as a mainstay of American economic growth. From Wordnik.com. [The Economic Cost Of Immigration] Reference
"Polycarbonate is such a mainstay," he says, "because it is such a high-quality material.". From Wordnik.com. [The Baby Bottle Blues] Reference
Even if ginger doesn't become a medicinal mainstay, its place as a delicious treat is secure. From Wordnik.com. [Up Close & Edible: Ginger] Reference
More seriously, "we hope that this will be a mainstay in history, anthropology and economics.". From Wordnik.com. [Remembrance Of Sites Past] Reference
Malaysia is rapidly transforming itself from an ASEAN mainstay into a potentially divisive force. From Wordnik.com. [The Next Contagion] Reference
Even when he's not training for a competition against a machine they are an utter mainstay in his work. From Wordnik.com. [Man Vs. Machine] Reference
For some clients, the sun set on one mainstay of Britain's mercantile empire just in time to get their money back. From Wordnik.com. [God Save The Royal Fortune] Reference
Karl was only 9 but eventually became a mainstay of the debate team, carrying a box full of notecards of "research.". From Wordnik.com. [Rove at War] Reference
A member of the American gold medal 4x400 relay team in Sydney, Pettigrew has been a mainstay of the U.S. track team. From Wordnik.com. [Doping and Beijing] Reference
Indulge in creamy concoctions at Joe's Ice Cream Parlour, a mainstay in town since 1922 (joes. webmedia works. co.uk). From Wordnik.com. [Four Hours in Swansea, Wales] Reference
One of the things that always concerned me about traveling with a Pocket PC as my mainstay in the past has been storage. From Wordnik.com. [Weight Loss For Road Warriors] Reference
He's still a mainstay of the administration's message machinery, coordinating counter punches on the budget battles with Congress. From Wordnik.com. [The Trouble With George] Reference
Gulf war targets: bunkers, troops and chemical -/biological-weapon facilitiesB-1B Lancer Set to replace B-52 as mainstay of the force. From Wordnik.com. [Did Saddam Blink?] Reference
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