crucial moment

collocation in English

meaningsofcrucialandmoment

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crucial
adjective
uk
/ˈkruː.ʃəl/us
/ˈkruː.ʃəl/
extremely important ...
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moment
noun
uk
/ˈməʊ.mənt/us
/ˈmoʊ.mənt/
a very short period ...
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(Definition ofcrucialandmomentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Disagreement exists as to thecrucialmomentin the emergence of a populist radical nationalism.
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Now is thecrucialmoment; we may be unable to control the territory, but this must not be conceded.
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This is regarded as acrucialmomentin the country's transition from elite to mass politics.
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However, both possibilities bring us to acrucialmomentof beginning and end in which the rites performed embody both these concepts.
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To use his own analogy, his ill-equipped 'lieutenants' failed the 'general' at thecrucialmomentof crisis.
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Film captures these lawyers at onecrucialmomentin their lives.
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While control is no doubt better than nothing, it is certainly not sufficient, and at thecrucialmomentit is sure to break down.
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This is thecrucialmomentin her development.
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This was probably acrucialmomentin the battle.
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Now we come to what is for this purpose thecrucialmoment.
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It is acrucialmomentin his life.
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I must first apologise for not being quite in my place at thecrucialmoment.
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However, for a burglar or robber thecrucialmomentis the one when he decides to arm himself.
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But for the men and women of my generation this is the most vital and, perhaps, the mostcrucialmomentin our existence.
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It is unacceptable that such an investigation at such acrucialmomentshould take so much time.
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We think that he is a rather kind and inadequate man who made an awful mess of things at acrucialmoment.
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He gave his support at thecrucialmoment.
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