important milestone

collocation in English

meaningsofimportantandmilestone

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important
adjective
uk
/ɪmˈpɔː.tənt/us
/ɪmˈpɔːr.tənt/
necessary or of ...
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milestone
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmaɪl.stəʊn/us
/ˈmaɪl.stoʊn/
a stone or post at the side of the road that shows the distance to various places, especially to the nearest ...
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(Definition ofimportantandmilestonefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofimportant milestone

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Here, we are faced with the first major handbook in the field, which therefore represents animportantmilestonein the development of suicidology.
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History, however, demonstrates that the passing of legislation was animportantmilestonein battles against racism and sexism.
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This book is animportantmilestonein the development of logic programming as a knowledge representation tool.
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The book marks animportantmilestonein the development of this fascinating engineering discipline.
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In the final analysis, this led him to the formulation of the logic of propositional consistency, which was animportantmilestoneon the path of development of modern relevant logic.
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Your draft resolution constitutes animportantmilestone, which we will take into account in our daily work.
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This is animportantmilestonein our protection of animals legislation generally.
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We see it as animportantmilestonein raising standards and improving services for looked after children.
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A picture may not be considered by everybody to have merit, and yet it can be, animportantmilestonein the history of painting.
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So to-day we mark a veryimportantmilestoneon our road.
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For the first time in the history of the world we have an enormouslyimportantmilestonein the evolution of mankind.
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The plan holds out little hope that that can be achieved and therefore fails in relation to the mostimportantmilestoneof all.
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They are animportantmilestonein the development of a pluralist democracy.
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It may well be that the nationalisation of coal royalties and the national ownership of the coal was animportantmilestone.
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This proposed new regulation is animportantmilestoneon the road to abolishing unnecessary secrecy in government.
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This marks anotherimportantmilestoneon route to the completion of the new channel tunnel rail link.
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However, this is animportantmilestoneand on that basis should be celebrated.
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Those words, to my mind, constitute animportantmilestone.
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The fact that the scheme has been submitted for planning permission is animportantmilestonein its development.
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All in all, the code is a veryimportantmilestonefor children with special educational needs and their parents.
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