Word: vital
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...know whether he was at war or peace." Yet despite charges that the Navy's mission in the Persian Gulf was poorly defined, it was in fact the most traditional of all naval roles: helping keep essential sea-lanes open and showing the flag in a region of vital interest...
Supporters of Trubek said he was a superbscholar and worthy of tenure. The visitingprofessor is known for conducting a multi-milliondollar empirical study of the way justice isadministered in the United States. Supporters saidadministrative skills were vital to Trubek'sscholarship...
Reagan said, "Our ships are deployed in the gulf in order to protect U.S. interests and maintain free access and maintain freedom of navigation and access to the area's oil supplies. It is a vital mission, but our ships need to protect themselves and they will...
...legitimate to try to know all we can about a candidate. The moral and personal tone a President sets is as vital for the nation as his foreign policy. If we had known more about the character of some Presidents, we might not have elected them. Nonetheless, there is an element of prurience -- and not just with the press. What's wrong is that we give the sexual revelations such disproportionate weight...
...Eichmann trial. Barbie did not make policy. He was only a regional executioner, a local hangman -- he merely participated, did what he was told. His operations only extended to Lyons and its surroundings. Yet if Klaus Barbie was not "important," his trial is. It can serve a vital purpose, for future generations and for our own. Certain witnesses have to be heard; certain truths have to be uttered, repeated. Will they clarify the mystery of what happened? It does not seem possible. The determination of the killer to kill, the passivity of the bystander are likely to remain incomprehensible. There...