crucial test

So if it turns out that Barnierism is just Macronism by other means – and the budget debate next month will be the first crucial test – then all the new prime minister’s vaunted negotiating skills will be of little avail against the backlash in a hostile new Assembly.

Tackling these challenges - even deciding what they are - is set to be a crucial test for the new government, with consequences stretching far beyond the communities affected by this week’s disorder.

The offensive into Rafah, which once held more than a million Palestinians forced out of other parts of Gaza, could be a crucial test of Israel’s relations with the United States, its most important ally and one of the most steadfast.

Whatever happens in Istanbul is being seen as a crucial test of whether the opposition can pose a serious threat to Mr Erdogan and his AK Party in the next presidential elections in four years' time.

Friday's elections are seen as a crucial test of legitimacy and national support for Iran's leadership - but a low turnout is expected.