Sentence examples for had been imperative from inspiring English sources

Vasant Kumar, the minister who drafted the laws, said it had been imperative to stop "atrocious activities".

That, said Mr. Persekian, was why it had been imperative for artists to visit Sharjah ahead of the exhibition, to put their projects and ideas into context.

The Frenchman served superbly throughout the first two sets but felt it had been imperative to keep the Murray return game at bay. "During the game he can read the serve," said Tsonga, "Even if you hit the ball really hard he will put the ball in".

Animals have been imperative to art-making since humans first made marks on the walls of subterranean chambers.

If the aim had been to try and punish Mr bin Laden for his enormities, it would have been imperative at least to attempt to take him alive.

Rational design and controllable synthesis of TiO2 based materials with unique microstructure and excellent electrochemical performance for Na-ion batteries have been imperative requirement at present.

But since the retailer began adding supermarkets onto its discount stores a few years ago, it has been imperative for the multibillion-dollar makers of food and beverages to be in Bentonville, too.

At a recent Louisville event, track president Kevin Flanery said "that improving the look and feel of the facilities over the last few years has been imperative to improving the customer experience".

"The Developing Leaders Program challenged me to begin thinking about the legacy I was creating within my organization and how I was contributing to its sustainable growth". Collaborating and bridging ideas has been imperative as our team has grown from three people in 2004 to nine people in 2011.

Condon, who has helped propel the Canadiens to the top of the Atlantic Division, said his time spent trying to balance hockey and schoolwork at Princeton helped him to develop that confidence, which has been imperative to his success in the NHL.

Kazakhstan's expanding partnership with China has been imperative for reducing its dependence on Russia (Engvall and Cornell, 2015: 68).