significance
Example Sentences
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"It is of deep strategic and cultural significance to our nation as we aim to resurrect and revive ancient Indian maritime concepts and capabilities in all their forms."
From Barron's
The civil servant said they believed the request should be refused, but said due to its significance it should be raised with the relevant minister.
From BBC
"Our data is based on 300 galaxies. The statistical significance is roughly one-in-a-trillion chance of being a fluke. So, I strongly feel that already our research is very, very significant."
From BBC
Neither Cook's match nor this one is ideal – they are extreme ends of the spectrum – yet value, significance and history can be attached to both.
From BBC
Positioning him as a pioneering visionary, it also inflates Man Ray’s significance.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
