"I don't think size per se was a dominant concern," one senior official involved in the discussions said.

At this stage in the campaign, at least, local issues are the dominant concern.

Interest rates have been the dominant concern of stock traders the last few weeks.

We grow in prayer, because friendship with God becomes our dominant concern.

The dominant day-to-day concern of the industry is naturally the recession.

"The dominant concern will be the economy and what has happened to individual Americans," he said.

The web became a dominant concern in May 1995.

The dominant concern was the continued rights and dignity of the individual.

The other dominant domestic concern has been the ongoing war against insurgents within the country.

Financial issues have played a major role throughout the life of the highway project, and they are likely to remain a dominant concern.