key milestone
collocation in Englishmeaningsofkeyandmilestone
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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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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 ofkeyandmilestonefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thus, the design specification is akeymilestonein the product development cycle, and provides the set of indicators against which the success of the effort can be evaluated.
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I am fully conscious that we are approaching akeymilestonein the procurement process.
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That decision represents akeymilestonein the future strategic tanker aircraft programme.
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This decision marks akeymilestoneon this vital project.
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This achievement and the capability it provides will enable the programme to progress to its nextkeymilestone, the delivery of war fighting capability in 2005.
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Even close siblings can vary greatly in the time taken to achieve eachkeymilestone.
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Prior to that, akeymilestonewill be the ground testing of the propulsion subsystem.
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That pattern and timetable appear to resist modifications that might delay the emergence of key milestones.
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Together, these three indexes constitute key milestones of second-year linguistic achievements.
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I believe that those measures represent key milestones in implementing the strategy.
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I distinguish four key milestones for the coming months.
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There are key milestones in the life of a young person, and reaching the age of 18 is one of them because it is the age of majority.
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It is all about models, corporate reviews, mission statements, research teams, statistics, key milestones, performance development reviews, corporate plans and best value performance indicators—and very little about effective community policing.
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