profound importance

collocation in English

meaningsofprofoundandimportance

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profound
adjective
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/prəˈfaʊnd/us
/prəˈfaʊnd/
felt or experienced very strongly or in an ...
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importance
noun[U]
uk
/ɪmˈpɔː.təns/us
/ɪmˈpɔːr.təns/
the quality of ...
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(Definition ofprofoundandimportancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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But wise cultural leaders are needed, who can see and explain theprofoundimportanceof these choices.
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This is a question of immense popular interest and a scientific issue ofprofoundimportance.
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It is this feature, the author argues, which is ofprofoundimportanceto contemporary theology and philosophy of religion.
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This neglected third factor, prior adaptation, is ofprofoundimportanceand deserves a central place on the research agenda.
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The health reforms, which will ensure that money is not used merely to prop up institutions but has a strategic purpose, are ofprofoundimportance.
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It may be that the reports contain matters ofprofoundimportanceto national security which it would be inappropriate to release.
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That is ofprofoundimportanceto the manner in which we make legislation.
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I regard this question as ofprofoundimportance.
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It is a matter of immense andprofoundimportance.
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Co-operation in economic, scientific and environmental matters is ofprofoundimportance.
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In all military struggles peace aims must have aprofoundimportance.
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The hard fact of life is that the use of military power is a political act ofprofoundimportance.
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The issue is ofprofoundimportanceboth to women and to men, but especially to women.
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I regard this question of independent, unbiassed technical advice as one ofprofoundimportance.
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They are international legal obligations which are ofprofoundimportance.
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In trying to restore people to good health the spiritual as well as the physical aspects are ofprofoundimportance.
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These are, without doubt, issues ofprofoundimportancefor any democracy.
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This is why the subject is of suchprofoundimportance.
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But even without that, it was ofprofoundimportance.
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These are matters ofprofoundimportanceif we are talking about returning to normal political activity.
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