What it represents to the public, I think to a certain extent, might have a greater importance.
This lends them a disproportionate importance for Syria and the region, analysts say.
You must never underestimate the power of a small a detail or the importance of a bit of information.
In most people's lives, most of the time, Washington is indeed a side-show, and even an economic downturn or a foreign-policy crisis would give it only a temporary importance.
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To run simulations, Guillermo Owen of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, uses intelligence data from the US Air Force to estimate on a 100-point scale the importance a wanted man attaches to his likes (fishing, say) and priorities (remaining hidden or, at greater risk of discovery, recruiting suicide-bombers).
To some the reluctance to pronounce publicly might appear odd in a world that assigns such importance to a presence in the media.
It borders the Bridgwater Bay National Nature Reserve which was designated under the Ramsar Convention as a wetland habitat of international importance and a special protection area.
This will lead to a resurgence in the importance of marketing as a business discipline.
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Rather, the thawing of attitudes reflects a recognition of Syria's importance to a range of the region's troubles.
Mianyang has gained its reputation as a technology center due to its importance as a base for national defense, scientific research and production.
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"This play is an occasion to understand something that's happened to you as well as a larger story that has larger importance to a larger section of the world, " he said.
So I realized that Ghana's independence day, its importance was not only a matter of celebrating the day, its importance was that this day could be a day we could use to reflect on where Africa is.
Hellmann tells a story that illustrates the importance of having a direct contact.
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But they do place a great deal of importance on what they know about a candidate and how connected they feel to him.
Charles Schumer (D-New York) said a recently completed General Accounting Office report underscored the importance of a 72-hour waiting period.
As a global investment management firm, we recognize the importance of a responsible, stable fiscal path for the United States, which will encourage companies to invest in their businesses, restore investor confidence in the markets and put Americans back to work in a growing economy.
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Michelle McIlveen of the DUP referred to the importance of Strangford as a breeding ground for common and grey seals, and said the assembly should not underestimate the importance of the mussel beds as a filtration system and as a nursery for other species.
Not only as a way of doing business, but because of its importance as a connection point between the Islamic world and the West and within Islamic societies, values-based investing is poised to be a game changer.
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To the modern chauvinist, having a central bank ranks in importance up there with having a national flag.
She added that Labour's position was that "a constitutional change of this level of importance does require a referendum".
As a former investment banker on Wall Street I know of the importance of a diverse portfolio.
In 2010, 6.6 million brides will make gold a part of their ritual as the yellow metal signifies the importance of a long-term relationship, says the WGC website.
Their jokes, while juvenile, were innocuous, whereas Richards displayed a self-importance verging on grandiosity.
But for dot-com music companies, understanding the college market has taken on a more critical importance.
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This was followed by a lecture on importance of maintaining reference records on subjects of interest to the writer.
To that extent, the government's proposals are aimed at a problem whose importance is much less than it was.
But a still stronger consideration is the importance of adhering to a simple principle, intelligible to the most untaught capacity.
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"They needed to be in a place of importance because these things belong to the people of Brooklyn, " he said.
Those Web-driven "money bombs" fueled a growing sense among candidates and consultants that the Internet is gaining importance as a campaigning tool and a political battleground.
In a bow to the importance of branding, sites can also opt to have a URL that doesn't include the "Ning" name--for a modest fee, of course.
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