important thing
collocation in Englishmeaningsofimportantandthing
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important
adjective
uk/ɪmˈpɔː.tənt/us/ɪmˈpɔːr.tənt/
necessary or of ...
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thing
noun
uk/θɪŋ/us/θɪŋ/
used to refer in an approximate way to an object or to avoid ...
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(Definition ofimportantandthingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofimportant thing
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This is oneimportantthingthat happens during the campaign period.
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The exploration is theimportantthing, regardless of what kind of vehicle one uses.
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The mostimportantthingis that my family is okay.
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What is the mostimportantthingwhen making theatre?
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The mostimportantthingis being able to meet with people, and a place to live.
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Theimportantthingis to separate the uses from the misuses.
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I think theimportantthingif you are performing is to make your audience happy.
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How to do it without metaphor, you see this is for me theimportantthing.
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The mostimportantthingin the world is to be independent.
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Theimportantthingwas to remain mentally mobile.
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In this case theimportantthingis that nothing has changed.
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Belief retention in light of alternatives is a prettyimportantthing.
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Theimportantthingis, is we got to have lunch together.
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For evidently, the onlyimportantthingis that his superadded power give one of them superiority.
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Theimportantthingis to cultivate the right dispositions.
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On this unit, whether the patient is having radiation or chemotherapy is not theimportantthing.
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The supremelyimportantthingis spiritual relationship and proximity.
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I think theimportantthingis society's views.
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Theimportantthingto note here is the least-cost option when an emissions tax is imposed.
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Theimportantthingis the political security which is derived from the minority veto.
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