critical importance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcriticalandimportance
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critical
adjective
uk/ˈkrɪt.ɪ.kəl/us/ˈkrɪt̬.ɪ.kəl/
saying that someone or something is bad ...
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importance
noun[U]
uk/ɪmˈpɔː.təns/us/ɪmˈpɔːr.təns/
the quality of ...
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This finding indicates that additional terms such as hydration and polyelectrolyte effects are ofcriticalimportance.
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The present findings emphasize thecriticalimportanceof measuring psychologically sensitive hormones concurrently in future research.
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The underlying message coming out of both papers is thecriticalimportanceof space within the dwelling or within the control of the dwelling.
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It is a subject of profoundcriticalimportancethat is often the most difficult and intangible to account for and theorize.
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Efforts to prevent the deleterious consequences of maltreatment are thus ofcriticalimportance.
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Thus, spermatozoon interaction with and movement through the jelly layers is ofcriticalimportanceto the accomplishment of fertilisation.
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Ofcriticalimportancein future research is that methods enabling actual, as well as theoretical, in-ballooning measurements be developed.
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It is therefore ofcriticalimportancefor conservation of frugivore communities of tropical forests to improve knowledge about fruiting phenology and identify potentially important resources.
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The issue of trust in such a system is ofcriticalimportancebecause the money passes through many hands.
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The arena of local government, as we shall see below, is ofcriticalimportanceto the interests of the political elite.
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Achieving sufficient desiccation of explants is ofcriticalimportancein cryopreservation protocols.
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Ming authorities however allowed government and national university students to submit the plaints themselves if the matter was ofcriticalimportanceto them.
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Contrasting regional experiences demonstrate thecriticalimportanceof investor expectations and stable policy environments for long-term investments like forestry.
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Our study suggests thecriticalimportanceof a stable policy environment in economic transition.
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Culture isolates from cases are also ofcriticalimportanceto public health investigations by allowing comparisons with environmental isolates through molecular sub-typing procedures.
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In reassessing the reasons for the secular decline in both fertility and infant mortality, scholars have argued thecriticalimportanceof attitudes.
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An understanding of how these properties are influenced by variety is therefore ofcriticalimportance in assessing the potential of improved genotypes.
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In particular, it seems that the distinction between match and mismatch sensitivity may be ofcriticalimportance.
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The findings underline thecriticalimportanceof using several research strategies to assess environmental risks.
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Among various contextual factors influencing families, one ofcriticalimportancefor families with alcoholic fathers is family conflict.
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