central importance

collocation in English

meaningsofcentralandimportance

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central
adjective
uk
/ˈsen.trəl/
us
/ˈsen.trəl/
in, at, from, or near the centre or most important part ...
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importance
noun[U]
uk
/ɪmˈpɔː.təns/
us
/ɪmˈpɔːr.təns/
the quality of ...
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(Definition ofcentralandimportancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcentral importance

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Ofcentralimportance, we demonstrated that preventive intervention can foster the development of the executive regulatory system.
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We also agree with the authors that what subjects are told about a task can be ofcentralimportance, even when deception is not involved.
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This is not to say that itscentralimportancehad been eclipsed, however.
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The question of what constitutes an appropriate range of skills within the district nursing team is therefore ofcentralimportance.
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The interrelation between identity formation, heritage conservation and interpretation and tourism has been an issue ofcentralimportancein the present argument.
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Its subject is ofcentralimportancein the study of social policy because the gift relationship is still 'all pervasive in our society'.
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Ofcentralimportanceto this investigation was the mood used in what is an apparently indicative context.
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This is where social policies assume acentralimportance.
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Cultural traditions have acentralimportancein this respect.
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If we are to study the collaboration itself, the processive/dialogic aspects that are ofcentralimportancemust be reconstructed speculatively.
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The ability to process information rapidly is ofcentralimportancefor survival in the animal kingdom.
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Creation is a great cosmological event ofcentralimportancein many religions.
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Their account assigns acentralimportanceto the notion of alignment.
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The relationship of the pupil with sound and music is naturally ofcentralimportance.
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This means, however, that whatever individual parties believe they could have achieved without the procedure becomes ofcentralimportance.
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But if a belief has thatcentralimportanceand neither rests on false claims nor violates fundamental equality, then it should carry some weight.
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