decisive importance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdecisiveandimportance
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decisive
adjective
uk/dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv/us/dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv/
able to make decisions quickly and confidently, or showing ...
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importance
noun[U]
uk/ɪmˈpɔː.təns/us/ɪmˈpɔːr.təns/
the quality of ...
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For instance, the fiscal deficit could jeopardize the level of governmental subsidies that havedecisiveimportancefor the development of the sector.
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The case study finding suggests, however, that the relative degree of adaptation pressure is not ofdecisiveimportancefor explaining variations in implementation records.
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Of moredecisiveimportancein overcoming the security dilemma was the patient persistence of all those who worked away at penetrating the frontiers of the two blocs.
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It is undisputed that the security of re-insurance companies, that is, their capability, is ofdecisiveimportanceto the capability of the first insurer.
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The first common ground must be thedecisiveimportanceof this measure.
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Of course the terms are ofdecisiveimportance.
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It does not seem that a comparison of ages with those of undergraduates is of verydecisiveimportance.
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Comparability will be ofdecisiveimportanceboth in achieving the environmental targets and in safeguarding fair terms of competition.
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This being so, we feel that the views of those who have to operate the system should be ofdecisiveimportance.
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First, we protect our own lines of communication, which are ofdecisiveimportanceto these islands.
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That will be ofdecisiveimportanceto many first-class institutions.
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Questions relating to transportation and energy are also ofdecisiveimportancefor the combating of climate change.
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It is ofdecisiveimportanceto get local business, organisations and other players involved in the practical implementation of programmes.
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But there is one argument which seems to me ofdecisiveimportance.
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It is of the greatest importance, it is ofdecisiveimportance, that we get such a pact.
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The rôle played by civilian morale is, therefore, ofdecisiveimportancein modern war.
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Their impact on employment and the social problems with which we contend every day are taking on adecisiveimportance.
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Access to good child care and care for the elderly is ofdecisiveimportancefor equality.
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The textile anti-fraud initiative can be ofdecisiveimportancehere.
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But there is one difference, which is ofdecisiveimportance, namely, that we are, in effect, our own employers.
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