adjective
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You know that pivotal moment when you suddenly realise you're getting old?
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Today the site is home to a kitschy, melodramatic replay of some of the pivotal moments of early Augustinian history.
position
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He batted at the pivotal position of number three and fully justified the captain's faith in him.
role
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Hoddle's pivotal role in Swindon's sweeper system stifled United's customary flowing football.
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Many of the recipes for braised and grilled dishes employ thyme in a pivotal role .
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The present article starts by highlighting the pivotal role of police results in the criminal process.
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But the private sector had the pivotal role as the provider of jobs and the builder of the new urban resource base.
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Hollandshort, bespectacled and plain-spoken-allows that there was some initial studio skepticism about casting Leigh in the pivotal role .
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Venison plays a pivotal role in our culinary heritage.
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Religious conservatives such as Curry will play a pivotal role in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Nixon was pivotal in raising the Republican Party's standing among Jewish people.
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And, measured by the number of delegates at stake, the next, the pivotal battleground would be New York.
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Not too long ago, Dole talked of locking up the nomination with a big victory in the pivotal Granite State.
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So we come down to the pivotal question of what quality management is to be based on.
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The country faces a pivotal presidential election in June in which the choice is quite simply to go forward or regress.
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The second set of functions relates to boards being pivotal between school, parents and community.
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Venison plays a pivotal role in our culinary heritage.
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Western diplomats believe the role of the well-armed Yugoslav military will prove pivotal in deciding whether all-out war erupts in Bosnia.