pivotal moment

collocation in English

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pivotal
adjective
uk
/ˈpɪv.ə.təl/us
/ˈpɪv.ə.t̬əl/
central ...
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moment
noun
uk
/ˈməʊ.mənt/us
/ˈmoʊ.mənt/
a very short period ...
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(Definition ofpivotalandmomentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thus, it was apivotalmomentcommon to the agrarian and solar year cycles.
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It suggests the very particular conditions upon which he could imagine cultural renewal at thispivotalmomentin 1953.
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If there was a singlepivotalmomentof change for this region, it was probably the period 1986 - 91.
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Uhuru was anticipated as apivotalmoment, after which the miseries endured under colonialism would swiftly disappear.
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In resisting the impulse to binary opposition, we can see that she self-reflexively positioned herself to respond to thispivotalmomentin the history of the region.
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This debate has therefore come at apivotalmomentin provision of magistrates courts.
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We are witnessing apivotalmoment, not only in my borough and my city, but in our country.
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So in apivotalmomenthe accepted milk and rice from a village girl and changed his approach.
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This was apivotalmomentin her life.
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It is widely regarded as apivotalmomentin popular music history.
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This diagnosis became apivotalmomentin her life; she understood that this could mean the end of her career.
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The film has been noted for its cinematic take on science education, and has been described as thepivotalmomentfor molecular animation.
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The developers described it as apivotalmomentin development, as it was the first time the game had been shown publicly.
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The touch of his fingers on her face is apivotalmomentin her life, something the narrator does not understand.
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A lot of people have mentioned that to me as apivotalmomentin their lives, she said.
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This was deemed to be thepivotalmomentin the match.
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Thispivotalmomentin the film leads to the pair finally declaring their fondness of one another.
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The song has since been called apivotalmomentin rock and roll.
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Thepivotalmomentof the race came towards the end of the second leg.
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The revelation has rightly been regarded as apivotalmomentin his entire career.
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