adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a vital clue (= very important )
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A videotape could hold vital clues to the criminal’s identity.
a vital contribution (= a very important one )
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Volunteers make a vital contribution in this country.
a vital/crucial/essential role
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Every member of the team has a vital role to play.
a vital/essential element (= necessary so that something can happen or exist )
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Her determination is a vital element of her success.
a vital/essential part (= an extremely important and necessary part )
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A ceasefire in the region is an essential part of any peace process.
essential/necessary/vital equipment
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A compass is essential equipment when hiking.
vital organ
vital organs (= the most important organs for life, for example the heart and brain )
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Luckily, the bullet passed through his body without hitting vital organs.
vital statistics
vital/crucial/critical importance (= very great )
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This research is of vital importance.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
absolutely
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Speed, as I said in Chapter 5, is absolutely vital .
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But humor, of course, is absolutely vital to regaining a sense of self-worth.
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This requires suitable systems and procedures, and is absolutely vital at a time of considerable change.
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They each need other but some are absolutely vital to a successful production.
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So, vitamins and minerals complement the other nutrients and are absolutely vital for good health.
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Our trusty electric breaker was called for, and ear defenders were handed out - they were absolutely vital !
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The scheme embodied in the Bill is absolutely vital for the future of Cardiff.
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It is absolutely vital to the sales of a popular car, a hi-fi radio, a camera or an evening dress.
also
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It is also vital at times of national emergency such as during the miner's strike in 1984/5.
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He explained why the grating, dissonant passages in the music were also vital .
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Adequate resources and funding, both sadly lacking at present, are also vital .
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The concurrence of the backup care-giver, should the chosen one not be available, is also vital .
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It is also vital to keep all abrasives dust-free, and if possible to work in a dust-free environment.
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It is also vital to be involved in political and educational structures, lobbying and working for justice.
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To maintain optimum transmissivity, it is also vital to keep viewing windows clean.
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How the hair is curled and the size of the curler is also vital to the finished look.
as
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It considered its gains in the 1967 war as vital to its regional security.
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Believing that character is as vital in a leader as drive and competence, I had to agree with them.
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It is as vital as the plastic insulation in a telephone exchange.
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And yet, we do know something just as vital .
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But many caddies offer a great deal more and look upon themselves as vital components in the professional golfer's armoury.
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The private sector, for example, was central to the approach, and improving the city's image was seen as vital .
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The need for tighter control of credit was seen as vital .
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However, many occupations which afford little prestige or economic reward can be seen as vital to society.
more
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On the other hand, a generally ponderously sombre piece may need stimulating by interludes of contrastingly more vital movement.
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Nevertheless, Springsteen has proven both more vital and more moral than skeptics would have deemed possible.
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In many wills it would not be needed; but some of the texts examined show it playing a more vital role.
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As an entrepreneur, time takes on a new and more vital dimension.
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The energy we waste on coping with this excess is energy which is lost to other more vital functions.
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And none were more vital to an Olympic movement whose integrity and mission had been questioned than Johnson, Lewis and Strug.
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Makes it even more vital that we start beating teams like Spurs/Everton etc.
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With a stronger private sector, a more vital ethic of self-help might also emerge.
most
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Often they put the most vital statistics on big boards out in front of the unit, for the competition to see.
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But last night he wept with delight after scoring the most vital goal of his career.
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The big exception is the most vital crop of all: sugar.
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However, without all this the infantry's most vital asset, the soldier, does not function effectively.
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Many theories have been advanced as to why this should be so, but the most vital one overlooked.
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Trust Newton, Hope thought, to miss out the most vital piece of information.
so
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That is why the imminent decisions are so vital .
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Only those without such adornments - once so vital - will be selected for further breeding.
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We can not permit a resource so vital to be dominated by one so ruthless.
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Human Resource departments are also unaccustomed to classifying employees according to these informal roles that are so vital to innovation.
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And never before has this knowledge been so vital to them.
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Bernal was also involved in the micro-mapping of the invasion beaches which was so vital for the landing of our forces.
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Now that she was convinced of his sincerity, she was wondering what could be so vital .
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What could be so vital to send him and two women trekking around the place?
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area
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Another vital area of research is in energy.
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The response is being used to help shape future policy in this vital area .
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Unfortunately, this admirable attempt to streamline this vital area has been all but defeated by the bafflingly thick four bolt neck plate.
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Depending on what type of dust it is, it just might short out a vital area of the motherboard.
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Our progress in these vital areas can be summarised as record resources, record commitment, record results.
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But there are the keys, without which the adventurers can not gain entrance to vital areas of the Castle.
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I regret that I have to conclude that the omens for retaining national control of vital areas do not look good.
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Another vital area in terms of sensitive political control were the national minorities.
clue
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The man got away but he may have left a vital clue .
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These could provide vital clues to climate change.
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A woman who spoke to detectives last year could have a vital clue , but be too terrified to telephone again.
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Elizabeth's last film reveals vital clues overlooked by clumsy Clouseau-class coppers who had already wiped out other vital evidence.
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The vital clue to an individual's sickness may come through any of the senses, so use them all.
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Gusev knew from experience that sooner or later something would emerge and give the vital clue .
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I recognise that practitioners will in some cases incur fruitless costs in the search for such a vital clue where none exists.
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As such, it gives a vital clue to his thinking.
component
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They form a vital component of our defences against chemical attack from trace compounds found largely in our diet.
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This is a small but vital component of the communication system.
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That is a vital component of the nation's action on the environment, because only business can actually deliver environmental improvements.
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The partners' duties A vital component of a partnership is the mutual trust between partners.
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But many caddies offer a great deal more and look upon themselves as vital components in the professional golfer's armoury.
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The use of the imagination is one of the vital components of successful hypnotherapy, whether regression is involved or not.
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These are the vital components of your engine's breathing system.
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Cholesterol, an excess of which can block blood vessels, is actually a vital component of every living cell.
element
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Indeed, she would argue that her forthright and uncompromising approach is a vital element of her success.
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But history is a vital element in national self-awareness.
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In other words, interactivity brings a vital element of added value to all electronic information, whether multimedia or not.
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A successful budgeting process must include two vital elements .
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It was this vital element which was lacking.
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That's the vital element , and whilst it remains the human body can survive the most amazing injuries.
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The intense preliminary bombardment, so characteristic of Pétain, was just too prolonged and sacrificed the vital element of surprise.
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A vital element in every marketing strategy is the marketing mix.
evidence
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An eager public lapped up the vital evidence .
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M-Fifty murder:Was vital evidence ignored by police?
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Workers may also have vital evidence to give about the interpretation of a parent's silence or refusal to give information.
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He was nine years old and able to provide police with vital evidence .
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Elizabeth's last film reveals vital clues overlooked by clumsy Clouseau-class coppers who had already wiped out other vital evidence .
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His fiancee, Gillyanne Anglin-Jarrett was due to give vital evidence for the prosecution today.
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And they revealed a taxi driver may hold vital evidence about events that night.
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Det Con Bill Turnbull's quick thinking helped obtain vital evidence to arrest four youths for armed robbery.
factor
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The new studded boots gave his players poise and confidence and were a vital factor in their 3-1 win.
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The vital factor is that in each generation there is some small mutation which is an improvement, and which is conserved.
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This vital factor was most clearly recognised by policy-makers in the mid-1980s.
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Without doing so, we could miss vital factors of detriment both to water voles and other wetland wildlife.
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The breeding tank Without doubt the water the brood fish are placed in is a vital factor in obtaining a spawning.
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At seven, this was a vital factor for the girls.
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The other vital factor for banks' profitability in today's harsh climate is cost control.
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Certainly his skill as an administrator was a vital factor in ensuring that so much was built so quickly and magnificently.
function
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The ozone molecules are very thinly spread within this area but their fragile existence nevertheless serves a vital function to life.
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CollaborativeNetworking internal jobs can make so much economic sense that sometimes vital functions are outsourced to competitors, to mutual benefit.
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The energy we waste on coping with this excess is energy which is lost to other more vital functions .
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The vital function of ensuring overall coverage of new publications must be centrally organized. 5.
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The vital function of ensuring coverage of new publications is haphazard.
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These relationships thus perform the vital function of identifying index terms.
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This will, of course, affect the breathing and other vital functions of the body.
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Only thus can there be confirmation that the patient can not in fact sustain his own vital functions .
importance
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Computers at the centres hold information of vital importance to any private forecaster.
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Atlanta was a manufacturing center of vital importance to the Confederate war effort.
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Even equipped with all these preconditions, it is also of vital importance for him to have to hand a good telescope.
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So now you know your real objective, and can appreciate the vital importance of this mission.
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The wording may look innocuous, but it is of vital importance .
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To the environmentally concerned, however, the origin and extraction method for capturing an essence may be of vital importance .
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The function is of vital importance .
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In this context, the use of kinsmen and women as intermediaries, both formal and informal, was of vital importance .
information
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The Commissions of Inquiry Act was to be amended to prevent the withholding of vital information .
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So we rely on instruments and probes to provide vital information .
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The air samples could give scientists vital information about long-term changes in the chemical composition of the atmosphere.
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All night long, serious, important matters were addressed; vital information was exchanged.
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I made sure the vital information was given out as simply as possible, without any of the accepted police jargon.
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In both cases it is the position of the lips that conveys much of the vital information .
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We hope that you will continue to provide us with this vital information as we embark together on the second piloting year.
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She does not work in isolation, and poor records will deprive others involved in teaching of vital information about the student.
ingredient
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I would urge Reed to think again as wholesalers are a vital ingredient for effective modern bookselling.
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Patience with oneself and with the learner, a sense of humor, and abundant optimism are vital ingredients .
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Once those processes are specifically defined, disciplined execution is the next vital ingredient .
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That vital ingredient - confidence - is still absent but it may resurface soon.
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In all these respects, a product mindset provides a pivot point for other vital ingredients of success.
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The vital ingredient , the ingredient of life, was missing.
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A vital ingredient for exploring these five questions is imagination, and to that I now turn.
link
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Missi continued to be expected to supervise counts, and to act as vital links between palace and counties.
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Hams snap into action during times of crisis, providing vital links when traditional modes of communication crumble.
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In principle therefore payment of an Affiliation Fee would be an overt recognition of this vital link and mutual benefit. 5.
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Everywhere in the world, he provides the vital link between nature and the musician.
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For over five million passengers, Aurigny has become part of their holiday memories or a vital link with the outside world.
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The road from Salen is the tenuous lifeline of Ardnamurchan, the vital link with the world outside its boundaries.
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Public transport is seen as a vital link to the shops and services of the town centre.
organ
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But if tumour cells spread, a process called metastasis, they can form tumours in vital organs such as the lungs.
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I imagine bombers strafing our school, imagine myself being hit in a vital organ .
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Blood supply to the vital organs can be more accurately measured by a central venous pressure line.
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The announcer explains that by attacking the central nervous system it paralyzes the vital organs .
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The vital organs , the stomach, the intestines, the lungs and the liver, were withdrawn carefully and whole.
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In the process this helped to balance the forward weight of the rib-cage housing the creature's vital organs .
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The second bullet entered his stomach and damaged vital organs .
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Or how about a vital organ being removed and the opt-out card being found at a later date?
part
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In this respect, the family is regarded as a vital part of the social structure.
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This feature is incredibly useful and it is a vital part of racing technique.
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We will provide further funding for voluntary organisations to play their vital part in the development of community care services.
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Ask about Talkabout Nuclear power is frequently misunderstood but the truth is it plays a vital part in our everyday life.
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Mr Trimble is a vital part ofthe peace process.
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It forms therefore, a vital part of today's chemistry courses.
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To begin to decrease this isolation is therefore a vital part of the stress-reduction programme.
piece
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Throughout that summer more vital pieces of the rear fuselage were recovered along the downwind wreckage trail.
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Trust Newton, Hope thought, to miss out the most vital piece of information.
question
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The vital questions were aptly summarised by Jacobs on 19 September.
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Unfortunately, the vital question of why the pilot erred is overlooked.
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And today, the vital questions still remain unanswered.
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What we have, we hold: The decision not to build in Foxley Wood leaves vital questions of planning policy unanswered.
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Yet, Eastman's statement leads to another vital question that needs to be addressed.
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This brings us again to the vital question of where sediments actually accumulate at the present day.
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These shortcomings are most frustrating when it comes to the vital question of what to do next.
role
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Fairly recently zoos have taken on vital roles as places of refuge for species.
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Volunteers play a vital role on the water rescue team, Fonder said.
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This is where the monetarist assumption of an exogenous money supply plays such a vital role .
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In so doing she demonstrated the vital role of the family in early-modern towns.
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Cloth-making also had a vital role to play in the Borders economy, he argued.
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That provided support for the regulars in a vital role .
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Kostunica wrote his doctoral thesis in 1976 attesting to the vital role played by political opposition groups in the West.
sign
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If problems have been identified during assessment, monitoring of vital signs and fluid balance may continue.
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Soon, all the vital signs improved, and Keynes looked like the hero of the century.
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He was conscious but still drowsy and his vital signs were stable.
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These rarely seen specialists administer local and general anesthesia, handle pain control and monitor your vital signs during the operation.
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Theatre staff usually wait until the patient's vital signs are stabilizing before allowing the patient to return to the ward.
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The following instructions were given: To monitor vital signs and measure the central venous pressure, half hourly at first.
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And disguising your vital signs can be attained-albeit with effort.
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He's a good weight, his vital signs are stable.
statistics
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Experts are now being called out to check this tress vital statistics , and establish it officially as a record breaker.
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That process involves matching voter files with change-of-address forms and Arizona vital statistics .
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This is based on enumerative classification, which is deeply rooted in the traditions of epidemiology and vital statistics .
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Often they put the most vital statistics on big boards out in front of the unit, for the competition to see.
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Managers need information on population size and characteristics, vital statistics , finances, personnel and facilities.
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They are vital statistics if you want an accurate estimate of how much you have left over.
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You're in the right place to catch up on all the vital statistics in the competition so far.
supply
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One man could not be found, several others were slightly injured, but worst of all vital supplies were missing.
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Container ships with vital supplies are stranded on the high seas.
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Surrounded by crossfire the Hercules, carrying vital supplies of food and medicines, descends steeply to avoid the crossfire.
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Some vital supplies were lost when natives attacked pack-horse trains.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a strong, vital man
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His evidence was vital to the defence case.
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In this job, the ability to remain calm is vital .
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It is vital that leaking gas pipes are fixed immediately.
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nurses, police officers and other workers who provide vital services
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Regular exercise is vital for your health.
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Schools are a vital part of American neighborhoods.
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The European Space Agency said that a vital piece of equipment on the craft had stopped functioning.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Ethanol interferes with many of the reactions vital to the life of a cell.
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It is vital to match the software to the task, not the other way around.
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The division occurred on the day of a vital meeting of the 140 members of the Janata Dal parliamentary party.
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The man got away but he may have left a vital clue.
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The pathogen could disrupt these vital cells, which would cause the capillaries to become leaky.