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  • n  utmost importance

  • Washington Post: "Like so many millions of Americans, we savor the phrase, and congratulate the winner, and celebrate the momentousness of the occasion.
  • Back at mission control, a NASA spokesman quickly reminds reporters of the momentousness of the occasion: "Joe Allen now qualifies as the first human in history to hold a 1,200 .
  • It was the first time their theories had been aired in public, but few of the attendees realized the momentousness of the occasion.
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  • US Senate Votes to Consider Citizenship for Illegal Immigrants
    The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to consider a bill that would offer a pathway to citizenship for more than 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country. The vote came after heated debate in the chamber, and the bill still faces an uncertain future. “This is a time I’ve been looking for for a long long time,” admitted Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, acknowledging the momentousness of ...
    June 12, 2013 - Voice of America

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