How To Use Mainstay In A Sentence

Until the advent of synthetic dyes, woad was cultivated in great plantations that were for a time a mainstay in some colonial economies. SPIX'S MACAW: THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD'S RAREST BIRD
Not only did sanatoriums close, but also therapeutic mainstays like pneumothorax and pneumoperitoneum became obsolete, and surgical procedures such as thoracoplasty and the surgeons who did them disappeared.
Although collectors have been the traditional mainstays of this market, they had been largely absent for several seasons.
Phosphates, potash, and agricultural produce are the mainstay of the economy.
They are now in their forties and the mainstay of the economy. Times, Sunday Times

A few mainstays, like The New Yorker, remain loyal to illustration, but celebrity-driven photography and photomontage now dominate the covers of magazines that were once illustration-friendly.
While not the gritty young pugilists often associated with old-school boxing gyms such as Gleason's, the men exemplify the type of boxer who has become a mainstay of New York's traditional fight halls.
While trainers have always been the mainstay of streetwear, the fash pack had previously relegated them to the gym bag. Times, Sunday Times
Band mainstay Dominic O'Neill (vox, guitar, piano) and most recent recruit Katie Richardson (vox) tell us the story so far.
He thinks he's a mainstay of the company, but he's really rather small beer.
Appropriately called greasies, this mainstay is often made of shark but called lemon fish or flake.
Agriculture is still the mainstay of the country's economy.
This was a breakthrough exhibition for painter Greg Stone, who has long been a mainstay of the thriving arts community in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
In 1909 Ehrlich and Hata finally achieved success with the 606th experimental compound, patented under the name "Salvarsan" and later known as arsphenamine; in modified form, the drug remained the mainstay of syphilis treatment until the discovery of penicillin. ArchivesBlogs
Teresa #647 It was a mixed farm; we had 50 head of Red Poll cattle, which were our financial mainstay plus a couple of Jerseys and Guernseys for milk, goats, sheep, pigs and chickens. Making Light: The "agency model" as I understand it
Jong-un, the youngest son and successor to the ruling dynasty started by his grandfather, was described as the "eternally immovable mental mainstay of the Korean people" by KCNA. Reuters: Top News
A packed audience listened to pleas from iO Theater owner and director Charna Halpern and others as they described how a strip of Clark Street, a mainstay for Cubs fans to barhop after ballgames, will dramatically change if the complex is built at Clark and Addison streets. Chicagotribune.com -
Because this opening is a mainstay in the repertoires of tens of thousands of amateurs.
That money is funnelled back into welfare projects to help the poor, who are the mainstay of the socialist government's support. Times, Sunday Times
Cut glass crystal was the mainstay and it took the intervention of fashion designers into the glass industry to turn the thinking around.
For 25 years, the emoticon has been a mainstay of Internet culture. CNET Australia
Formerly imagines in the Kantism of is suppressed, imagines in the Kantism after arriving of put to fly, Comte to imaginary of the mainstay that develop to is among them.
Plain glass vases are still a florist's mainstay, and are perfect for those who prefer the focus to stay firmly on the beauty of the blooms.
Luke's Passion narrative forms the mainstay of this suggestion.
Agriculture is still the mainstay of the country's economy.
The rich clay soil provides an ideal medium for the red terracotta earthenware pots and water containers that were the mainstay of this economy.
Office politics and family life have been mainstays, while dieting and technofear are recent sources of inspiration. Times, Sunday Times
Walla Walla's main agricultural product used to be collected in the grain silos idling around town; its new mainstay is preserved in bottles, and poured for all comers on almost every corner.
It is impossible not to be reminded of the frenzied media reportage that has become the mainstay of American television news coverage.
No breakfast is complete without a large bowl of finely chopped cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, onions and parsley tossed together and drenched in olive oil, a mainstay of the Israeli kitchen.
Tricyclic antidepressants, such as desipramine, are inexpensive, work as well as more expensive antidepressants, and are a mainstay of treatment. STLtoday.com Top News Headlines
Kim Jong-un, his youngest son and anointed successor, was described as the "eternally immovable mental mainstay of the Korean people" by North Korean state news agency KCNA. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
Tourism has long been the economic mainstay of Kashmir.
The white blouse will be the mainstay of your wardrobe this summer.
A former supporter of the Najibullah regime who had switched sides, Dostam was now a mainstay of the mujaheddin government.
More recently, topical benzyl benzoate and lindane were mainstays of therapy.
The mainstay of our order was nigiri sushi (fish on individual portions of sushi rice).
Worldwork develops empathy, and one of its mainstays is what Feagin and Vera call approximating experiences. White Racism and Empathy (or the Lack Thereof)
They are a mainstay attraction for guided tours and safaris.
She is still the same efficient and self-obliterating mainstay of the kitchen that she ever was, but she grows more "sot" in her ways, more averse to any change in her daily routine, and more despairing of ever finally and completely capturing that canny old Scotsman whom we still so affectionately designate as The Prairie Child
Playing a mixed bag of jazz, funk, fusion and R & B, the group became a mainstay on the Calgary scene, packing the tiny bar with audiences hungry for hot music.
Foremost perhaps is the gorgeous trumpet sections by downtown mainstay Frank London, though Rich Stein's percussion and Albert Leusink's mournful flugelhorn sound fantastic. Derek Beres: Global Beat Fusion: Songs of Wonder and Planetary Grooves
Think of them as a casual mainstay rather than something you wear to garden parties, and buy in navy and khaki. Times, Sunday Times
Samiramiss is one of the area's Middle Eastern mainstays, and one that seems to have its share of regulars, who come often to nosh on their Lebanese specialities for lunch or dinner.
Until the advent of synthetic dyes, woad was cultivated in great plantations that were for a time a mainstay in some colonial economies. SPIX'S MACAW: THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD'S RAREST BIRD
Dyskinesias are caused by levodopa, the mainstay medication in Parkinson's treatment.
Farming, ironically, is the mainstay of the economy, but the agricultural sector is in shambles.
Such banana-skin detection and clearance (or 'minesweeping' as she officially called it) provided the mainstay of her spin responsibilities. Boiling a frog
The war forced only a temporary halt to tourism, which has remained a mainstay of the economy. Times, Sunday Times
This wardrobe is much more casual, with pants and shirts being the mainstay, plus a great casual coat in one of my all-time favourite fabrics, corduroy.
Soames had been her mainstay throughout thirty-four years chequered by Montague Dartie, had continued her mainstay in the thirteen unchequered years since. Swan Song
The Federal Republic of Germany, as it was called, became an economic powerhouse and a mainstay of our NATO alliance. Ken Blackwell: If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem!
Middle class women, once the mainstay of all volunteer endeavors, are no longer an unlimited resource.
The musical mainstay was the organ, played by James Vivian, who didn't stop for the two and three quarter hours of the performance, except during the recitatives.
The case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman whose death by stoning is ever-imminent, has become a mainstay on the docket of news reportage which dutifully highlights the savagery of Islamic law. Beenish Ahmed: Damsels in Distress: Using Victimized Women as Political Ploys
The rich clay soil provides an ideal medium for the red terracotta earthenware pots and water containers that were the mainstay of this economy.
Kids channels are a mainstay of multichannel television anyway.
Fish and rice were the mainstays of the country's diet.
The character, personality, and style of presidential candidates have become a mainstay in the evaluation process during both the primaries and the general election.
The 33-year-old former England midfield player has been a mainstay of the team and is eager to play on for another season. Times, Sunday Times
Piano solos, duets, and accompanied songs were the mainstays, joined by novelties for concertinas and harmoniums, and, later on, the pianola.
More recently, topical benzyl benzoate and lindane were mainstays of therapy.
Botswana's ailing beef industry, once the mainstay of the economy, could be revived if it adopted a weaner cattle production system, says a report sponsored by the Southern Africa Global ANC Daily News Briefing
Fish formed the mainstay of the diet, along with oats made into porridge and oatcakes.
By 2019 Global Hawk still be a mainstay of the Pentagon's UAV purchase plan, to be joined by the Navy's road Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System, better-known as BAMS.
This principle of collective bargaining has been a mainstay in labor relations in this country.
This principle of collective bargaining has been a mainstay in labor relations in this country.
He had a great longing — strange enough in that peaceful sheep-raising neighborhood — to go into the army; but he and his elder brother were the mainstay of their crippled father, and he could not be spared from the large household until a younger brother could take his place; so that all his fire and military zeal went for the present into martial tunes, and the fife was the safety-valve for his enthusiasm. Decoration Day
A mainstay of treatment for Alzheimer's is a class of drugs called the cholinesterase inhibitors. BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
The onglet à l'echalottes is a hearty mainstay. Times, Sunday Times
Sky News Ireland does not turn up to news stories where you have a couple of models holding a logo with a bottle of champagne, which is what seems to be the mainstay of photocalls in Ireland.
“They were called Sheepeaters for the obvious reason that wild sheep were the mainstay of their diet, but they were more commonly known as the Shoshone Indians.” Ride the Thunder
First is the sheer babydoll, which is a million miles from the smock-like tops which for so long were a mainstay of Second Life fashion, and hearkens back to the babydoll's roots as lingerie. World of SL
In an open _shamianah_, [4] eight or ten men divided their attention between a table at the back of the tent and the four ladies of the station, who perforce converted military events into those friendly gatherings which are the mainstay of Anglo-Indian life. Captain Desmond, V.C.
Such characters emerged in late eighteenth-century plays and sheet music, and became mainstays of nineteenth-century minstrelsy.
That tells us about a time in the past when sheep were the mainstay of the economy.
The winery also produced a very wide range of other wines, but Cabernet was and is its mainstay.
Yes, of course, but I see the belt knife as the hunter and woodsman's mainstay tool.
Until the advent of synthetic dyes, woad was cultivated in great plantations that were for a time a mainstay in some colonial economies. SPIX'S MACAW: THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD'S RAREST BIRD
Fish and rice were the mainstays of the country's diet.
With the mainstay fishing industry facing stagnation, companies are diversifying.
The lethality, hardiness, and ease of production of the anthrax bacteria have made it a mainstay of known BW programs.
Some of these methods such as the detoxification of aconite by preparing it with salt and/or long…decoction are a mainstay of TCM practice.
Although the mainstay of treatment is definitely antivenin, in district settings where the antivenin is not readily available steroids are helpful.
After more than a decade-and-a-half-long search, researchers have identified the gene that makes the most deadly malaria parasite resistant to chloroquine, the former mainstay, low-cost antimalarial drug.
The mainstay of treatment for primary ciliary dyskinesia involves chest physical therapy to enhance the clearance of bronchial secretions.
A mainstay of the Celtic team, he expects his absence to weaken their midfield but is not getting too cocky.
They use their massive black bills to twist off and crack open pine nuts, the mainstay of their diet.
One of my mainstays was mince - beef, pork, turkey or lamb; I didn't often mince the meat myself, as I could not afford the joint in the first place.
For rotenone is no post-war insect killer cooked up in a corporate lab, but a natural product, extracted from the derris plant, and a mainstay of organic farms and gardens.
Drug treatment The mainstay of treatment for high blood pressure is drug treatment. BMA Family Doctor Guide - Heart Disease
The new park will require the closure of a commercial fishery that is one of the poor nation's economic mainstays.
Cocoa is the country's economic mainstay.
Farmers must first secure a reasonable price for the better quality cattle, which is the mainstay of specialist feeders, and then work this price back for the lower grade cattle.
Indeed, I have not seen a smooth green snake in southern Michigan in the past twenty-five years and wonder if it is not because pesticides have killed off the little orthopteran insects and spiders that are the mainstay of this snake's diet.
Intel is building key portions of transistors in the chips from a material called hafnium instead of silicon dioxide, an industry mainstay since the 1960s. Intel Shifts From Silicon
This concentrated tantric yoga practice, which included sexuality as its mainstay, allowed her to cultivate powerful siddhis.
At the time of the great recoinage of 1696 bimetallism was still the basis of the British currency, silver and gold providing the mainstay.
In Moreton Bay the semiaquatic fern called bungwall was the mainstay of local tribes.
Surgical resection of the pancreas using Whipple's procedure remains the mainstay of therapy, but many cases of pancreatic cancer are inoperable.
New tableware and barware, from cocktail shakers to punch bowls, cigarette urns, cruets, and jam jars, grew from the prewar models created by Dreves and Thompson to become the mainstays of Steuben's production.
Self-confidence and self-reliance are the mainstays of a strong character.
Outside of that it's limited mostly to beastie boys (in the rap field ... if you could call beastie boys rap ...) sometimes, because it's not stuff meant for the mainstay of a musical collection. Original Signal - Transmitting Digg
This lively convocation of gods, goddesses, demigods, kouroi, korai, horses, mythical beasts, and grave stelai is electrifying, all the more so because the ensemble includes such Ancient Art 101 mainstays as the Kritios Kouros and the torso of the Rampin Rider (fitted with a casting of the horseman's head, now in the Louvre). Grading the New Acropolis
Lauren watched in satisfaction as the Mainstay yawed and shook, heavily damaged.
Another mainstay of the opera company is Tatiana Troyanos.
And they, methinks, do abundant harm who, for shame or disgust, would suppress the very mention of such matters: in order to combat a great and growing evil deadly to the birth-rate — the mainstay of national prosperity — the first requisite is careful study. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
He had a great longing -- strange enough in that peaceful, sheep-raising neighborhood -- to go into the army; but he and his elder brother were the mainstay of their crippled father, and he could not be spared from the large household until a younger brother could take his place; so that all his fire and military zeal went for the present into martial tunes, and the fife was a safety-valve for his enthusiasm. A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches
At the same time, plastics developers are targeting structural components like front end modules and other mainstays of stamped steel like seat frames.
He was a photojournalist for Life; mainstay at the Magnum Photo agency (where one can view dozens of images from his ouvre); mentor and booster to scores of photographers; founder of the Fund for Concerned Photography (a phrase Capa himself conceived); chief champion, along with his friend Richard Whelan (who passed away last year), of the legacy of war photographer Robert Capa, Cornell’s older brother. David Friend: VF Daily
However, integrated graphics are the mainstay of today's office computers.
The mainstays of the children's bedrooms up and down the country were on display too: teddy bears in their hundreds, dolls in elaborate boxes and puzzles designed to stretch young minds.
Dr. Havey predicts that tearless onions will eventually become a mainstay in kitchens around the world. Tearless onions
News outlets shake their heads and wag a disappointed finger when violence erupts in our streets yet the entertainment industry uses those same elements as a mainstay for its Friday night feature.
At the minute we're the mainstay of youth culture.
Chadha's film joyously embraces the elaborate song and dance numbers that are the mainstay of Bollywood.
A mainstay of building construction for eons, until recent years the product's drab gray mien was considered too cold for all but the most esoteric decorative purposes.
Once the tumor extends to or invades local organs, radiation therapy becomes the mainstay of treatment.
Nonetheless, revenues from pre-emptive purchases of Maori land were the mainstay of the Crown government's budget.
For most of the first and second republics, copper was the mainstay of the economy until a sharp decline in its price on the international market begun to have a depressing effect.
Yet people like things just as they were in these parts, where farming has been the mainstay of the economy for many generations. Times, Sunday Times
If compatibility is the mainstay of a relationship, then homosexuality makes much more sense.
Last fall, Ambaye enrolled in BMCC and joined the men's swim team, where he has been a mainstay in the 200 - and 100 - meter backstrokes and the 400-meter individual medley. PRWeb - Daily News Feed
The mainstay of initial treatment is a structured regimen of physical therapy.
That money is funnelled back into welfare projects to help the poor, who are the mainstay of the socialist government's support. Times, Sunday Times
This principle of collective bargaining has been a mainstay in labor relations in this country.
Self-confidence and self-reliance are the mainstays of a strong character.
For decades, patching the unaffected eye has been the mainstay of amblyopia treatment.
The state-run Korean Central News Agency KCNA described him for the first time as a "great person born of heaven" - a phrase previously bestowed only on his father and grandfather - and "the eternally immovable mental mainstay of the Korean people". The Guardian World News
Ai Saiga and colleagues cite previous studies indicating that chicken breast contains collagen proteins with effects similar to ACE inhibitors, mainstay medications for treating high blood pressure.
The Tuscan mainstay of sangiovese, for example, comes from the Latin words sanguis jovis Chicagotribune.com - News
Mainstay varieties make up as much as 90% of apples sold in grocery stores, says Gary Nabhan, professor at the University of Arizona who founded Renewing America's Food Traditions, an organization of nonprofits that aims to restore endangered crop species. Before the Mac, Vintage Apples
Slouchy hooded sweat tops, wool hats and scooter jackets form the mainstay of this skatey collection.
There are no amusing typos, which is a notable absence given that mistranslations have been a mainstay of British comedy for decades.
Make no mistake: they have pulled off a major coup and reconfirmed their role as the mainstay of the nation's broadcasting.
He was also correct when he said what had previously been thought of as the mainstay industries for the town are now either haemorrhaging jobs or shutting down completely.
Hydroxycarbamide is the mainstay of treatment, but fears that it might be leukaemogenic led researchers to test other treatments including the antiplatelet drug anagrelide.
Fish and rice were the mainstays of the country's diet.
The mainstays of the children's bedrooms up and down the country were on display too: teddy bears in their hundreds, dolls in elaborate boxes and puzzles designed to stretch young minds.
He was also correct when he said what had previously been thought of as the mainstay industries for the town are now either haemorrhaging jobs or shutting down completely.
Do all the crunches and treadmill sessions you want, but your six-pack's not going to show as long as pizza and potato chips are mainstays in your diet.
Lynx feed on squirrels, birds and other small prey, but snowshoe hares are the mainstays of their diet.
Mr. Johnson stood, hat in hand, during the whole time of his conversation with Dr. Gilbert; who made many flattering and benedictory remarks to Mr. Richardson, declaring that he was the supporter of virtue, the preacher of sound morals, the mainstay of religion, of all which points the honest printer himself was perfectly convinced. The Virginians
Nonetheless, revenues from pre-emptive purchases of Maori land were the mainstay of the Crown government's budget.
He is a fantastic footballer and a mainstay in our team. The Sun
These supplements should be mainstays for any guy looking to add bulk while keeping off fat.
Agriculture is still the mainstay of the country's economy.
There are no amusing typos, which is a notable absence given that mistranslations have been a mainstay of British comedy for decades.
Cattle farming is the mainstay of the country's ecomony.
The Lynx is one of the mainstays of maritime aviation for the Royal Navy, and the aircraft has for many years provided the ship's flight for deployed frigates and destroyers.
In the next 10 years," Cope says, "what I call algorithmic music will be a mainstay of our lives. David Cope: 'You pushed the button and out came hundreds and thousands of sonatas'
Just steps from the creperie is a smattering of Irish mainstays such as Sean Ogs Tavern and the iconic Donovan ' s Pub. Tastes on Woodside Avenue
More commonly known as a spring bulb with a vibrant blue flower, quamash is native to Canada and the western United States, and its edible bulb was once a mainstay of native diets.
The white blouse will be the mainstay of your wardrobe this summer.
Equine-derived antivenin to snake venom has been the mainstay of hospital treatment for venomous snakebite for 35 years.
In my scenario, translation outside the nucleus is an added feature and normal translation and transcription in the nucleus can stillgo on during the gradual evolution of the transport system. hrun: The mainstay of darwinian evolution is a gradualistic concept and I have not observed that is replaced by goal-oritented approaches. Albert de Roos: A design hypothesis for the evolution of the nucleus
Queen of gamine style, Audrey Tautou's choppy pixie has been her mainstay for quite a while now.
The label recently added California hard-rock band Social Distortion to a roster that includes punk rock mainstays such as Rancid and Gurewitz's own Bad Religion. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
But more than being a mainstay of fashion, the T-shirt is an enduring medium of advertising.
I just prefer an environment where they are not such cultural mainstays that they eclipse other artists I care to hear.
Charles Goodyear paved the way for mass production of "rubbers" when he patented the vulcanization of rubber in 1843, and they were a mainstay of birth-control efforts until the pill emerged as more dependable and convenient. The Birth-Control Riddle
She had bought an amber necklace from the hotel souvenir shop, for a price that she assured me was a real bargain, and had put it right on over one of the exuberantly colored drip-dry polyester blouses that were the mainstay of her traveling wardrobe. Dreaming in French
But in industrialized countries where mass-produced and processed food are mainstays, foraging has taken on a special significance for those who want to feel more connected to what they put in their mouths. A Walk on the Wild Side
You see, rather than laboring to make the bouilli in advance of meal service, a cook-friendly version became the mainstay.
Moreover, interest from Japanese life insurers, mainstay buyers in the superlong sector, appears strong, he said. Japanese Yields at 2-Month Highs
Overnight, tourism came to be the mainstay of the economy, overtaking sugar and tobacco. No Way Home: A Cuban Dancer's Tale
Although collectors have been the traditional mainstays of this market, they had been largely absent for several seasons.
Teresa #647 It was a mixed farm; we had 50 head of Red Poll cattle, which were our financial mainstay plus a couple of Jerseys and Guernseys for milk, goats, sheep, pigs and chickens. Making Light: The "agency model" as I understand it
Inhalation of bronchodilators and corticosteroids is the mainstay of treatment for patients with asthma.
Plain glass vases are still a florist's mainstay, and are perfect for those who prefer the focus to stay firmly on the beauty of the blooms.
Some of these methods such as the detoxification of aconite by preparing it with salt and/or long boiling decoction are a mainstay of TCM practice.
This album, a cathartic set of techno-bombastic scores, brought in a wide range of artists such as spoken word sassy girl Maggie Estep, Songs of Faith and Devotion session vocalists Douglas McCarthy (Nitzer Ebb) and Hildia Cambell, and Recoil mainstay Brooklynvegan

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