Word: crucially
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...Ranching is worth preserving not because it's a quaint 19th century agricultural practice," says Lohr, "but because cows are better than condos. Ranchland is crucial wildlife habitat, and tourism depends on pristine views. Bill and I agreed that ranchers deserve to be compensated for the open space they provide...
...over the ranch after his father's death 30 years ago, little had changed in the valley. As late as 1990, Trampe could use the road to Crested Butte to drive his herd home from the high pastures. Along the way, the cows rested in midvalley meadows he calls "crucial stepping-stones up the valley floor." The stepping-stones are gone now. In the early 1990s, half a dozen ranches in the midvalley were sold off and subdivided. Standing in his field, Trampe points north, where the land climbs toward Crested Butte, and concatenates the old names: "Mountain Lair. Delmont...
...study the planet's geological characteristics. Pathfinder will land at the dry mouth of an ancient channel called Ares Vallis. The site was picked for its relatively flat surface and the variety of rock and soil samples it may present. While the mission has ambitious scientific objectives, a more crucial goal is to show the system can do the job faster, better and cheaper than the pricey missions of the past. And if it has an amusing way of making an entrance, can't hurt...
...crucial element is the extent of the FDA's regulatory control over the way cigarettes are manufactured and packaged. All the marketing restrictions in the deal will amount to little if the product remains as deadly as ever. And since the entire scientific case against smoking is premised on dose-related data (e.g., the stronger the yields of the harmful ingredients in each cigarette and the greater the smoker's total intake of them, the higher the risk of dying prematurely), all medical logic suggests that forcing the manufacturers to reduce the toxic potency of their product could significantly reduce...
Meyer also said that Honig's acceptance of the Northwestern post was "crucial to [Whinston's] decision...