historic moment
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhistoricandmoment
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historic
adjective
uk/hɪˈstɒr.ɪk/us/hɪˈstɔːr.ɪk/
important or likely to be important ...
See more athistoric
moment
noun
uk/ˈməʊ.mənt/us/ˈmoʊ.mənt/
a very short period ...
See more atmoment
(Definition ofhistoricandmomentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofhistoric moment
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At first, there may have been merit in his demand that the ideology and its practitioners be precisely set into the 'historicmoment' and allowed to speak for themselves.
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I have only been here for five years, yet there are delegates here who have been working towards thishistoricmomentfor a long time.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Let us make good use of thishistoricmomentwhen we vote tomorrow!
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It is anhistoricmoment: the final act of the revolutions of 1989.
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I should like to say that we are currently facing anhistoricmoment.
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He should have grasped thehistoricmomentwhen it was available to him.
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At thehistoricmomentof unification, resources will have to be found to tackle the neglect and demotivation of the past 40 years.
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It is indeed rightly described as anhistoricmoment.
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This will be a remarkable andhistoricmomentwhen it arrives.
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I would hesitate to call this a success, and would also refrain from saying that this is ahistoricmoment.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I would even go so far as to say that it is almost ahistoricmomentfor the young people of our countries.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We have before us as speakers - before me, to be exact - ahistoricmoment.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
This is anhistoricmoment, and this point has been clearly made by previous speakers.
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It is anhistoricmomentfor the future of independent television.
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This is a great andhistoricmoment, and it is, indeed.
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That was again a veryhistoricmomentin the history of the working class of this country.
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I pay tribute to the officials in the accession countries for their hard work and dedication to bringing thishistoricmomentabout.
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However, at thishistoricmoment, a service that is 80 years old is for the first time being brought under statutory control.
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We are now at anhistoricmomentin the development of regional policy in this country.
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As he said, it is anhistoricmoment.
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