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important

adjective as in major

adjective as in crucial

adjective as in having personal or emotional value

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He added: "This is particularly important as we help people cope with the cost of living crisis, where team members can advise about things like home improvements or grants that residents may be eligible for."

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"When we play home, it's very important for us. Tonight was as close to perfect that I could have asked for," said Bellamy in the wake of his side's display.

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"The most important thing for me at that time, and I think for anybody, was keeping the roof over my head," he said.

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"Of course it's important to win when we're on top but the players showed tonight that we can win even when things aren't going our way, which builds confidence," he said.

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The researchers acknowledged the important role played by fat, salt and sugar, calling for future research to isolate the effect of ultra-processing in foods such as flavoured and plain yoghurts.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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