The law represents one of the biggest changes in domestic policy in decades, as significant in some ways as the creation of Social Security or Medicare.
[Page A11.] One senior law enforcement official in Washington described the indictments in Detroit as significant in that they confirmed warnings of counterterrorism officials that there were people in the United States who were directly involved in helping global terrorists.
Asked to describe working with the director George C. Wolfe, Mr. Wright fired back, "What do you think of George?" Asked whether he saw his role in "Topdog" as significant in terms of his previous work -- a departure?
"Sir Norman, as an intelligent man," Hough asked him, "did it occur to you at the time that any work you did in connection with Hillsborough might be seen in Merseyside as significant?" "No," he replied.
But for most other people, the operating system is about as significant in their daily lives as the plumbing system.
Moreover, maintenance activity was in general as significant as new production.
The angular difference is used because it can be considered as photometric invariant of color measurement and in turn as significant cues to detect moving shadows.
Regenerating failed tissue and organs through tissue engineering offers hope of treating disease and revolutionizing the practice of medicine in ways as significant as the introduction of antibiotics.
We have accepted all genes identified by the permutation test in SAM as significant.
Two things, separated by many years, stick in his mind as significant in shaking that off.
Hunter said recent business dealings between the league and China and the gradual buildup for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing serve as "significant factors in making sure his entrance to the N.B.A. goes as smoothly as possible".
