vital importance

collocation in English

meaningsofvitalandimportance

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vital
adjective
uk
/ˈvaɪ.təl/
us
/ˈvaɪ.t̬əl/
necessary for the success or continued existence of something; ...
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importance
noun[U]
uk
/ɪmˈpɔː.təns/
us
/ɪmˈpɔːr.təns/
the quality of ...
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(Definition ofvitalandimportancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvital importance

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In this context the teacher's role in awakening the student's interest, to 'reach' the student, is ofvitalimportance.
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This remains an area ofvitalimportancefor applied linguists and educators to address.
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Also in this case, context is ofvitalimportance.
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These relationships are ofvitalimportanceduring the developmental stage of adolescence.
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She argues thevitalimportanceof both in nursing practice, even with patients who are cognitively impaired with dementia.
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Accordingly, determination of the significance of migration is ofvitalimportance.
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Modulation !4 of haemocyte activity in the initial stages of infection is ofvitalimportance: in this period the fate of a parasite is determined.
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Therefore, it was ofvitalimportancefor singers to keep on good terms with record companies.
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Thevitalimportanceof water for sustainable development of the nation has already been referred to.
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In practice, it is ofvitalimportancethat admissibility proof obligations are discharged automatically.
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That said, the visceral transaction between stage and audience is also ofvitalimportance.
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It is therefore ofvitalimportanceto him that a climate for a more productive debate within theoretical a rchaeology be established.
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He never missed an opportunity to stress thevitalimportancefor central banks to place their activities upon purely economic and financial bases.
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Although ofvitalimportance, the very extent of the variability conspires against there being a simple system for their categorization and description.
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Second, right-wing health policy advocates believe in thevitalimportanceof individual freedom of choice in health care transactions.
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The correct regulation of insulin secretion in response to fluctuating blood glucose concentrations is ofvitalimportance.
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This is ofvitalimportancein the optimisation problems discussed in the final chapters.
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It follows that the process of subnational political change is ofvitalimportance.
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In this context, single tactics that provide multiple benefits are ofvitalimportance.
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