adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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more
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There are indeed more pertinent matters to exercise the media mind - following his career-best 8 for 50 against Sussex at Southampton.
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A constructive response to the Howie Report would be more pertinent than saloon-bar simplicities about getting back to basics.
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It may be more pertinent to think of their pragmatic acceptance of the new system.
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She dismissed the query as another, far more pertinent thought popped into her head.
most
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It was a straight forward and most pertinent question.
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Unfortunately, there's only room to quote the most pertinent , ie least facetious.
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This was the most pertinent thing he said for me.
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Before she gave me my jab, she asked the most pertinent question that anyone had so far posed.
particularly
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The conceptual framework it has produced is particularly pertinent to the discussion here.
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And therein lies a problem, a particularly pertinent one in an era of feminist sensitivity.
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In the early 19 80s, two conceptually different areas of work seemed particularly pertinent .
■ NOUN
detail
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Given his continued ignorance of pertinent details , what could he betray even if he wanted to?
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The mosaic spares none of the pertinent details of this ill-fated assignation.
information
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Accurate and pertinent information was prepared by Campbell, a professional rugby journalist, and made available to the same breed.
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Also ask rental-car firms, tourist offices and auto clubs for other pertinent information .
question
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The pertinent question is what theoretical basis there is to such a model.
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It was a straight forward and most pertinent question .
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That makes the pertinent question to be asked, How is this fascinating democracy perceived?
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But the really pertinent question is why are we engaging in gradualistic, incremental tactics, or indeed any tactics at all?
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So two pertinent questions are how many electors, and how many names on a party list.
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And he asked me a lot of very pertinent questions which seemed to me more than idle curiosity.
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The interviewer will expect to answer pertinent questions .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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pertinent questions
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I think it may be pertinent at this point to raise the question of how the new department will be funded.
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That's a very pertinent question.
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The police department is appealing for any information that may be pertinent to this inquiry.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Glossaries in each kit define pertinent medical terms.
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I must tell you, for it is pertinent .
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It is pertinent to consider the materials from which this crucible was built.
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The fact that the definitions of these terms are extremely murky can inpart be traced to the notion of pertinent effects.
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The scale of this process and its considerable effect on the cities raises a number of pertinent issues.
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There is a brief but pertinent section on materials and techniques, including some illustrated exercises.
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Whilst considering the colour of tesserae it is also pertinent to mention their preparation, size and shape.
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Words such as love, warmth, personal chemistry, are certainly pertinent .