key objective

collocation in English

meaningsofkeyandobjective

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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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objective
noun[C]
uk
/əbˈdʒek.tɪv/
us
/əbˈdʒek.tɪv/
something that you plan to do ...
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(Definition ofkeyandobjectivefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofkey objective

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They all, however, share akeyobjective, which is to operationalise personal requirements for welfare.
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Once the separate spheres had been scrutinized, our perception of the relationship between rituals, economy and culture remained akeyobjectiveof research.
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Akeyobjectiveof this system was to avoid the build-up of a massive war bureaucracy which would only make decision-making cumbersome.
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Thekeyobjectiveof this study was to investigate how slow activity-dependent changes of synaptic transmission modulate paroxysmal network activity.
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In archaeological museums and visitor centres, the engagement of the visitor through more relevant experiences has become akeyobjective.
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Akeyobjectiveof psychoeducation is for families to understand the sequences of interaction that lead to stress and symptomatic exacerbation.
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Akeyobjectivewithin astrobiology for future planetary lander missions is the detection of biomarkers - molecules whose presence indicates the existence of either current or extinct life.
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Achieving antigen-specific tolerance i s akeyobjectiveof immunology and an enormous effort is being directed to ascertain the role of cytokines and their therapeutic potential.
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Akeyobjectiveof this work was to systematically describe the economic consequences of the outreach programme, both from the point of view of health-care service providers and families.
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Akeyobjectivewas to identify and elaborate the nature of the vulnerability of frail older people, with particular reference to the forms and quality of their care.
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Thekeyobjectiveof the investigation is a detailed analysis of the flow structure at the foremost part of the front, where no previous high-resolution data were available.
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Making our financial instruments more effective is akeyobjectivefor me.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Achieving real and long-lasting benefits to patients is akeyobjectiveof pharmaceutical policy.
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Thekeyobjectiveof the directive is therefore to promote better working conditions for minors without enforcing a total ban.
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Thekeyobjectiveof the strategy is still very much alive.
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This is akeyobjectivein our joint work action plan.
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The project will begin early in 1999 and the identification of good practice will remain akeyobjective.
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Reducing waiting times is akeyobjectiveof our reforms.
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The consultation document states that competitiveness is akeyobjectiveof energy policy.
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