adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a momentous event (= very important )
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the momentous events of 9/11
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
most
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In the long term, this final measure was the most momentous of all.
■ NOUN
change
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In the physical sciences alone, there were momentous changes .
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Yet the treaty of 1259 did introduce a momentous change into the relations between the two powers.
decision
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Within a decade, she was making momentous decisions about the Pentagon Papers and Watergate.
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So he made what turned out to be a momentous decision .
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This was to be a momentous decision although he did not know it at the time.
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We stand on the brink of two momentous decisions at Maastricht.
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Yet Major did not choose to discuss the momentous decision he was about to take with his wife.
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It was as if she had made her decision , her momentous decision to marry, sleepwalking.
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At the age of two, a male makes a momentous decision-whether to become adult or to stay young.
event
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It was in Glasgow, however, that many momentous events were taking place.
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Now, they can savor a momentous event of their own.
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Meanwhile a momentous event took place in the lobby.
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The general opinion was that comets were immaterial, spiritual portents sent by the Creator as warnings about impending momentous events .
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All were momentous events that will never be forgotten, least of all by the men and women who fought in them.
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At first the momentous events unfolding in Rome seemed barely relevant.
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Most of the work for this momentous event was carried out by a sub-committee for which no records exist.
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We feel uneasy at momentous events .
occasion
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His colleagues' all recognized that this was a momentous occasion .
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Of course there are many questions about how we interpret these lists of letters, but it's a momentous occasion .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a momentous shift in policy
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At the time, our department was going through some momentous changes.
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At this point William made a momentous decision -- he resigned from his job and joined the army.
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The revolution taking place in eastern Europe must be counted as one of the most momentous events of this century.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Able leaders inspire groups engaged in less momentous projects as well.
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At first the momentous events unfolding in Rome seemed barely relevant.
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Henceforth she must carry on from where she had started that momentous morning in Goddy's office.
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In the physical sciences alone, there were momentous changes.
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Indeed, 1989 was a momentous year.
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Something momentous was bound to happen soon.
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Such a thing would have momentous implications.