Word: crucial
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...There have been two great political events over the last 15 years," said Sutherland, former Commissioner of the European Community said. "One of them is '1992'...The other is recent happenings in Eastern Europe...Neither of them can fail without damaging the other, and U.S. support for both is crucial...
Alexis de Tocqueville neatly outlined every consequence of randomization 133 years ago in his immortal Old Regime and the French Revolution. As the book clearly shows, randomization could be the crucial step that turns University Hall into the greatest center of despotic power since the Parisian mob stormed Versailles...
...most made it to work without major problem, despite predictions of commuter gridlock on the first full workday since the earthquake closed crucial freeways and broke a section of the vital Bay Bridge linking San Francisco and Oakland...
Optimism about the country's future is weak in crucial areas, such as the economy. However, as relations with the Soviets have improved, 52% of the public is now very optimistic about prospects for peace. The absence of fear of war boosts Bush's standing. Criticism that he is too cautious to respond to Moscow's olive-branch overtures registers with few Americans...
...Yale game showed how crucial concentration can be. After losing the first two sets by the relatively close margins of 15-11 and 15-13, the Crimson (6-8 overall, 1-3 Ivy) self-destructed...