Word: vitality
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Perspective is vital. A year ago, the situation in Somalia was unspeakable. Hundreds died daily of starvation and tens of thousands more were on the brink. Warlords looted donated supplies of food and prevented them from reaching those areas so desperately in need...
...hierarchical, patriarchal structure with its unrelenting ban on the ordination of women into the priesthood and automatic relegation of women to second-class citizenship is the most vital issue which needs to be addressed...
...reputations depend on getting the information on a breaking story faster than their competitors. And it doesn't look good when some dopey college newspaper gets the scoop So getting information such as the location of Lee, who is a target of the investigation of the situation, is vital...
JUNE 3 "Bosnia involves our humanitarian concerns, but it does not involve our vital interests ... " -- Christopher...
...Hamai, 69, retired after 45 years as a harpooner in a land where monuments were once dedicated to the souls of hunted whales: "I want our whaling tradition to be passed on to the coming generation." Nordin Olafsson, master of the Norwegian whaling vessel Nybraena, calls the hunt "a vital part of our culture. It is hardly a major part of the national budget -- but for those fishermen who need it, it is a crucial source of income...