Simon Hamilton said it was a "critical week for Northern Ireland".
The next week is a critical week for homeowners across the country as the United States Senate can (and should) allow an up-or-down vote on the nomination of Congressman Mel Watt as the next director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency or continue to filibuster and grind the confirmation process to a stop.
Coach Herman Edwards was quick to say on Tuesday that this was not a critical week for the Jets, but that the change in mood around the team was obvious.
This is, therefore, a critical week for diplomacy," Peter Westmacott wrote in the Washington political website The Hill.
Phil Orlando, chief equity strategist at Federated Investors, said that the next two weeks will be a "critical inflection point in the economy and the markets," with the Federal Open Market Committee policy meeting earlier this week, the Supreme Court decision on healthcare expected soon, the late June EU Summit and the July 1 Iranian oil embargo by EU countries.
Should they win their remaining 10 games, they will be champions, but they now enter a critical week where Tuesday's trip to Old Trafford is followed by a journey to face the wounded Gunners next Saturday.
"I think from our perspective, obviously the 2016 Olympics are a critical couple of weeks for this golf course and I think it's a critical couple of weeks for golf and how it's presented to the world," Hanse said.
When innocents are slaughtered with weapons designed for combat, gun control is a critical topic — for a week.
This week is a critical one for those of us who are still data dependent.
Except the second film, Another Nine 1/2 Weeks, was a critical flop and only received limited distribution.
