1.   A few buses were on the streets but the main mode of transportation was walking, including women who ferried large stainless steel balls on their heads.

2.   Gasoline is so scarce that bicycles are the main mode of transport.

3.   With price no longer an issue, marketing has become the main mode of competition.

4.   A strike by private minibus drivers left thousands of commuters stranded in downtown Nairobi Wednesday as operators of the main mode of public transportation protested new traffic regulations.

5.   Buses are a main mode of transportation in Israel, and every day large numbers of commuters gather at the bus station in front of the convention center.

6.   Ferries are the main mode of sea transport in the archipelago.

7.   Ferries are the main mode of transportation for tourists and residents traveling between St. Thomas and St. John.

8.   Ferries are the main mode of inter-island transport in the archipelago.

9.   Ferries are the main mode of inter-island transport in the Philippines.

10.   For long distances, the main mode of transportation is by rail.