The farm lobby is, after all, an important plank of the party's support.
President George Bush opened Guantánamo in 2002 as a important plank of his "war on terror".
And what happens if he goes?Economic integration is the most important plank of Mr Putin's new policy.
The preparedness of the Afghan forces is an important plank of the Western coalition's withdrawal plans.
They are not shared by David Cameron, the Conservative prime minister, for whom gay rights and environmentalism are important planks of a campaign to "modernise" the party, which he launched on becoming its leader in 2005.
Bob Holland, the head of neuroscience at AstraZeneca, said the collaboration on TC-1734 could become an important plank in the UK giant's work developing drugs for areas of unmet medical need in Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia and other cognitive disorder.
"Engaging" China is now the most important plank in Mr Clinton's foreign policy.
The assistant minister for immigration and border protection, Michaelia Cash, said the government's military-led Operation Sovereign Borders had reduced the flow of boats and TPVs were an important plank in the suite of measures.
There were a number of important planks to the theory.
