exceptional importance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexceptionalandimportance
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exceptional
adjective
uk/ɪkˈsep.ʃən.əl/us/ɪkˈsep.ʃən.əl/
much greater than usual, especially in skill, intelligence, ...
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importance
noun[U]
uk/ɪmˈpɔː.təns/us/ɪmˈpɔːr.təns/
the quality of ...
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(Definition ofexceptionalandimportancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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All the same, this release amounts to a lyrical testament ofexceptionalimportance.
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Shevzov demonstrates convincingly that the laity, including the peasantry, were not bystanders to these debates but were passionately involved in matters that were ofexceptionalimportanceto them.
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Nor does it become a point of law ofexceptionalimportancebecause it is a capital case.
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We must not underestimate theexceptionalimportancethat the gradual abolition of visas would have for this region.
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As far as our starting points are concerned, ours is, as virtually everyone here emphasised, that this agreement is ofexceptionalimportance.
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I must reiterate theexceptionalimportanceof regional cooperation, as well as projects at a local level.
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Foreign relations are also ofexceptionalimportancein energy policy.
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In view of theexceptionalimportanceand special problems of agriculture, that industry has always enjoyed special arrangements.
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Alternatively, there are powers involving other considerations of special orexceptionalimportance.
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The problems of getting people of different races and languages to live together are ofexceptionalimportance.
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On a matter of suchexceptionalimportanceand of such complexity there has inevitably been controversy.
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I believe that it is ofexceptionalimportancethat this dismantling fund be established.
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It is therefore ofexceptionalimportancethat complaints be acted on within a reasonable time.
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The meeting may be a normal one, but the issues to be discussed will be ofexceptionalimportance.
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That brings me to another area ofexceptionalimportanceto many of my constituents.
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This seems to have raised a point ofexceptionalimportance.
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The general level of taxation is now so high that it is ofexceptionalimportanceto make certain that all anomalies are removed.
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They are appointed to hold particular offices of dignity andexceptionalimportance.
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But in principle relevant lowland areas ofexceptionalimportancecould be covered.
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If we are to deal with matters of principle, logic acquiresexceptionalimportance, much more so than when dealing with matters of practical administration.
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