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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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Perhaps just as important, he lasted 91 pitches, allowing Roberts to stay out of the dreaded bullpen as long as humanely possible.

“But the important thing is it is correct in the L.A. County and the Southern California maps,” allowing people who live in the region to accurately see their new proposed congressional district.

She said: "I worry a lot of students moving in together for the first time will be persuaded to go with the easy option and lose money that could be spent on more important things."

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Ministers argue the restrictions are an important step to tackle obesity – and in particular childhood obesity.

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"It is vital that the right support is available for our children – nowhere is this more important than in our schools."

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

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