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Meanings of pivotal figure in English

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Usage of pivotal figure in English
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Tells what a pivotal figure Khomeini has been to the Islamic Republic.
The new yorker
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Arsenal's Tony Adams is the pivotal figure in a modern three-man defence.
The Guardian
3
She is a pivotal figure in the Void's implacable war against the Word.
Running with the Demon
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Hoffman is a pivotal figure in the history of social networking.
The facebook effect: the inside story of the company that is con...
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He has been a pivotal figure in Irish education for decades.
The Irish Times
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Dunn was a pivotal figure during his time at the CFTC.
Reuters
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Man-of-the-match Denis Russell was a pivotal figure and proved lethal from placed balls.
The Irish Times
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As has become the habit in recent years, Merkel will be the pivotal figure.
The Guardian
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Referee Derek Bevan would prove to be a pivotal figure.
The South African
10
McGahn emerged as a pivotal figure in a 448-page report completed in March by Mueller.
Reuters
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Who is the most pivotal figure of the Sixties?
The Irish Times
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For better or worse, he could be a pivotal figure in my struggle to understand religion.
The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow ...
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As such, he has been a pivotal figure.
Reuters
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Professor John Coolahan, a pivotal figure in Irish education policy for more than 50 years, has died.
The Irish Times
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George Lucas, I think, has to be considered a pivotal figure in the current science fiction boom.
Roger Corman: Interviews
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Yet Vardy again proved a pivotal figure.
Reuters
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