mainstay in the PONS Dictionary

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This periodical she long saw as the mainstay of her career, although she contributed to many others.
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It is a mainstay of both the parade and concert band march repertoire.
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Tourism has been the mainstay of the island's economy for the past forty years, the only other industry being agriculture.
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Saloons were a mainstay in the town throughout the 19th century.
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For many years, the railroad was the mainstay of the local economy.
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In 1808, he began creating "yakusha-e", and these were to become the mainstay of his production, making up 60 to 70% of his total works.
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The salmon has not only been the mainstay of their diet, but the foundation of their culture as well.
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In the 1870s grain farming became a mainstay of the local economy, which it still is.
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He sings and loves spoken word, but piano and keyboard have always been his mainstays.
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The mainstays of agricultural production in the district are soya beans, wheat and maize.
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