key ingredient
collocation in Englishmeaningsofkeyandingredient
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key
adjective
uk/kiː/us/kiː/
very important and having a lot of influence on other people ...
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ingredient
noun[C]
uk/ɪnˈɡriː.di.ənt/us/ɪnˈɡriː.di.ənt/
a food that is used with other foods in the preparation of a ...
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(Definition ofkeyandingredientfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Akeyingredientof this successful recipe was a mix of physical and procedural improvements.
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For this reason, large-scale models consider habit persistence as akeyingredientin intertemporal complementarities in consumption decisions.
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Understanding the potential for different perspectives is akeyingredientfor effective participation in the debate as well as for designing assessments of new policies.
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On the one hand, immigration is akeyingredientin explaining the rise of radical right-wing populist parties.
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This representation is akeyingredientfor the concise treatment of type inference.
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Thekeyingredientin their model is the assumption that (log) labor income follows a random walk (with drift).
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There was onekeyingredientin the apparent success of this project-there existed a real world problem to be solved.
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Akeyingredientof the proof is a martingale analysis of self-avoiding walks on a regular tournament.
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Frequently, they are forced to participate in programs and akeyingredientfor assuring gains is free choice.
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Let us now formulate the following convolution inequality, which is thekeyingredientin the proof of the results just described.
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Intrinsic (internal) motivation was found to be thekeyingredientfor longitudinal engagement and development.
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Indeed, only the 'bad' curvature region is considered in such simulations, where effective gravity is akeyingredientof the model.
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Outcome assessment is also akeyingredientof disease management.
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New information technology is akeyingredientcontributing to this growth.
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Training is generally acknowledged to be thekeyingredientin achieving high-quality care for those requiring residential accommodation.
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Thekeyingredientin its achievement is the delegation of responsibility.
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Retail outlets are subject to planning controls, but akeyingredientin the success of a town centre is accessibility.
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