(a.) Of moment or consequence; very important; weighty; as, a momentous decision; momentous affairs.
Example Sentences:
(1) At the moment we are, if anything, slightly lagging."
(2) Jonker kept sticking his nose in the corner and not really cooperating, but then came a moment of stillness.
(3) A triphasic pattern was evident for the neck moments including a small phase which represented a seating of the headform on the nodding blocks of the uppermost ATD neck segment, and two larger phases of opposite polarity which represented the motion of the head relative to the trunk during the first 350 ms after impact.
(4) Moments later, Strauss introduces the bold human character with an energetic, upwards melody which he titles "the climb" in the score.
(5) It is a moment to be grateful for what remains of Labour's hard left: an amendment to scrap the cap was at least tabled by John McDonnell and Jeremy Corbyn but stood no chance.
(6) I just know that in that moment he’s not in condition to carry on in the game.
(7) It is an intriguing moment: the new culture secretary, Sajid Javid, who was brought in to replace Maria Miller last month, is something of an unknown quantity.
(8) Such a science puts men in a couple of scientific laws and suppresses the moment of active doing (accepting or refusing) as a sufficient preassumption of reality.
(9) Provided that adequate reflection is given and the appropriate moment chosen, it is well tolerated and provides all the necessary information.
(10) At the moment the MPA makes the appointments in consultation with the Met commissioner, Sir Paul Stephenson.
(11) Moments later, explosive charges blasted free two tungsten blocks, to shift the balance of the probe so it could fly itself to a prearranged landing spot .
(12) Conservative commentators responded with fury to what they believed was inappropriate meddling at a crucial moment in the town hall debate.
(13) "At the moment there are about 1,600 criminal justice firms, and they all have a contract with the lord chancellor.
(14) But at least one customer signalled that America's gun lobby might be on the cusp of a moment of introspection.
(15) One of the things Yang has said he wants to investigate is: "This state we're in ... a moment when we have to negotiate our past while inventing our present."
(16) At the moment they’re playing some of the best football I’ve seen from any Tottenham team for many, many years.
(17) The history of events at the end of 2010, from the moment on 4 November when Cable called in the regulators, shows how relentlessly James Murdoch and his PR man Frédéric Michel lobbied and berated the politicians who were trying to stand in their way.
(18) Can somebody who is not a billionaire, who stands for working families, actually win an election into which billionaires are pouring millions of dollars?” Naming prominent and controversial rightwing donors, he said: “It is not just Hillary, it is the Koch brothers, it is Sheldon Adelson.” Stephanopoulos seized the moment, asking: “Are you lumping her in with them?” Choosing to refer to the 2010 supreme court decision that removed limits on corporate political donations, rather than address the question directly, Sanders replied: “What I am saying is that I get very frightened about the future of American democracy when this becomes a battle between billionaires.
(19) It is that beautiful moment when the original Metamorphosis is destroyed so that it can be refashioned for a global community of readers in dire need of new forms of storytelling.
(20) It came in a mix of joy and sorrow and brilliance under pressure, with one of the most remarkable things you will ever see on a basketball court in the biggest moment.
Unparalleled
Definition:
(a.) Having no parallel, or equal; unequaled; unmatched.
Example Sentences:
(1) The talent base in the UK – not just producers and actors but camera and sound – is unparalleled, so I think creativity will continue unabated.” Lee does recognise “massive” cultural differences between the US and UK.
(2) From the date of injury tetraplegics with spinal cord lesions of C4 and above are faced with unparalleled social and psychological adjustment.
(3) Real-time ultrasound evaluation of small ruminants offers an unparalleled range of information regarding pregnancy status, number of fetuses, and gestational age.
(4) Every couple of years, evidence emerges to underline the unparalleled nature of the state onslaught and ruthless rule-breaking to overcome resistance in the mining communities, bought at a cost of £37bn in today's prices .
(5) In the 1990s, when the Sun enjoyed unparalleled influence, its editor Kelvin Mackenzie could tell the prime minister John Major that he was about to pour "a large bucket of shit" over him.
(6) In a statement, Corbat said Citigroup remained committed to "our unparalleled global network and footprint".
(7) The CSU, the Bavarian sister party to Merkel’s Christian Democrat CDU, has accused the chancellor of making an “unparalleled historical mistake” in opening Germany’s borders.
(8) The ghost of Geoffrey Howe's 1981 budget will hang heavy over Westminster tomorrow when George Osborne stands to reveal details of a package of tax, spending and welfare austerity unparalleled in a generation.
(9) But being tasked with driving sustainable innovations at the world's biggest software firm – with unparalleled reach into homes, businesses, and governments – was never going involve much downtime.
(10) But on the day after the IMF issued another downgrade of its UK growth forecasts, Cameron will also issue a stark, almost existential, warning to the country, saying unparalleled global forces mean the country is at an hour of reckoning.
(11) A significant milestone,” agrees transhumanist philosopher Nick Bostrom, whose book Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies argues that, if AGI can be accomplished, it will be an event of unparalleled consequence – perhaps, to borrow Google director of engineering Ray Kurzweil’s phrase, even a rupture in the fabric of history.
(12) "During Manchester United's long periods of dominance in the last two decades, which brought unparalleled success, many other clubs had to undergo periods of turnaround and they knew tough times when things were not going well for them.
(13) He faced unparalleled resistance from his opponents, many of whom wanted him to fail.
(14) Let's be clear about the iPhone's shortcomings, however: this unparalleled success has been achieved by an expensive device with only a 2 megapixel camera, EDGE rather than 3G data speeds, no video, no GPS, no contact search, no file or text manipulation, no Enterprise or MS Exchange capabilities, no third-party applications and a locked-in network operator deal.
(15) "It's easy to find an individual to blame, and make that person the source of the trouble, but we've been hit by a world economic hurricane, by an expenses crisis unparalleled in the history of Westminster, and we've been in government for 12 years."
(16) A revolution in medical research in Britain is to give academics and the life sciences industry unparalleled access to the cradle-to-grave health records of about 52 million people in England.
(17) Nothing is repeated, and everything is unparalleled."
(18) He's got a network … because of the whip team that is unparalleled, that I hope he finds some way to maintain."
(19) He said: "We now fear that because the government has failed to back a comprehensive housebuilding programme the number of homes delivered this financial year will slump to an 88-year low of 70,000, while the number of people on social housing waiting lists will simply soar to unparalleled levels."
(20) "It is simply expected that the Criminal Bar will accept cuts unparalleled in any other sector of the wider community.