a matter of vital importance

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• importance — n. 1) to acquire, assume importance 2) to attach, attribute importance to 3) great, paramount, utmost, vital importance (the matter assumed paramount importance) 4) importance for, to 5) of importance (it was a question of great importance to us) …   Combinatory dictionary

• importance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cardinal, central, considerable, critical, crucial, enormous, extreme, fundamental, great, high, immense …   Collocations dictionary

• vital — 01. He was shot in the stomach, but luckily the bullet didn t hit any [vital] organs. 02. It is absolutely [vital] that our computer systems be upgraded. 03. It is [vitally] important that he take good care of himself if he doesn t want to fall… …   Grammatical examples in English

• vital — [vīt′ l] adj. [ME < MFr < L vitalis, vital < vita, life, akin to vivere, to live: see BIO ] 1. of, concerned with, or manifesting life [vital energy] 2. a) necessary or essential to life; being a source or support of life [vital organs]… …   English World dictionary

• a matter of life and death — I see life II a matter of vital importance * * * a matter of life and death see ↑life, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑death a matter of life and death : something that is extremely important and often involves decisions that will determine whether someone… …   Useful english dictionary

• a matter of life and death — a matter of vital importance. → life …   English new terms dictionary

• Importance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Importance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 importance importance consequence moment prominence consideration mark materialness GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 import import significance concern …   English dictionary for students

• matter — matterful, adj. matterless, adj. /mat euhr/, n. 1. the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed: the matter of which the earth is made. 2. physical or corporeal substance in general, whether solid, liquid, or… …   Universalium

• VITAL STATISTICS — Introduction GENERAL EXPLANATION Population changes reflect the natural facts of life: births and deaths. Births, in turn, have long been largely governed by the mechanisms of family formation. Vital statistics are compilations of data on… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• importance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Consequence Nouns 1. importance, import, consequence, moment, prominence, consideration, mark, materialness, primacy; significance, concern; emphasis, interest; distinction, prestige, grandeur, majesty,… …   English dictionary for students

• The Early Years Matter — is an organization created with the purpose of identifying and providing resources to parents and caregivers of young children between the ages of birth to five. The organization s primary objective is to provide practical knowledge about the… …   Wikipedia