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It reached a critical point this summer when the agency took the unusual step of freezing his assets, which Kalkhoven has decried and is fighting in court.

Another critical point is that our police lack the equipment necessary to do their jobs well.

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Treating shareholder interests as separate from broader social and environmental considerations misses a critical point.

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His assumption was that the critical point marked the intensity at which the heart and lungs could no longer deliver enough oxygen to the muscles.

But the critical point is this: Money is the part we could fix.

Should we be optimistic or pessimistic at this critical point?

But Serry said events had reached a critical point in the West Bank and cautioned that a collapse would leave Israel accountable.

The negative, even dismissive, talk about the Obama White House has reached a critical point.

When this happens at a critical point the ice effectively destroys the power of the wings to provide lift.

At this critical point a man with a horse and buggy turned the corner and started south.

The race had now reached its critical point and all of the cadets on the hill waited for the outcome with keen interest.

Affairs had reached this critical point, when a sudden and loud shout was heard down the river.

To be left in darkness with a plate at its most critical point of development is, to say the least, a great annoyance.

Besides, the ridge is the critical point when you're crossing on a falling tide, and you want to know when you're past it.'

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On this page you'll find 18 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to critical point, such as: turning point, climacteric, climax, crisis, critical juncture, and critical mass.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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