Word: vital
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...Memos will be vital to any student of Calvino because it reveals the careful rationales that motivated his experiments in literature, from the mathematically organized prose-poems of Invisible Cities to the "hypernovel" If on a winter's night a traveller. The connection between Calvino's theory and his own work is also a limitation. As Calvino confesses, his own writing determined his choice of literary qualities for the next millenium...
...free flow of information and ideas is vital to the fabric of our national life," the Shattuck report concludes. "Government policy aimed at broadly controlling the communication of information and ideas is ultimately self-defeating and may soon become irreparably damaging unless it is substantially revised by the next President...
...been monitoring a Sandinista buildup in the Bocay Valley in northern Nicaragua. But when the attacks began on March 10, they were even larger than expected. The Nicaraguan strategy was to destroy the contra bases along the Coco River, which separates Honduras from Nicaragua, and to capture a vital depot on the Honduran side of the border. The stockpile contains an estimated 300 tons of supplies that the CIA had flown into the area before the Feb. 29 funding cutoff. Without those arms and provisions, the contras' ability to wage warfare would be virtually nonexistent...
...Other vital particulars ought to be examined as well, such as the toxicity of the water supply and the stability of the government. Although "See Panama" excursion deals are fairly cheap right now, I would not advise this alternative, based on the recent experiences of tourists in Grenada and Haiti. Ask yourself this question--when the dictatorship crumbles, are your Traveller's checks still good? If you have a sense of adventure, this fantastic journey can be yours for only $499, Maalox not included...
...with a Margarita in your hand. Why proceed even further North than Cambridge (Yes, it is possible) to shiver in an unheated cabin? But if you still feel the need to spit in the face of common sense, then you are welcome to this trip for $225 and two vital organs. Don't forget your Blue Cross card, though...