And Cuban-Americans, who voted overwhelmingly for Bush last time, remain indispensable to a Republican victory.
But in the financial sphere Hong Kong has remained indispensable to China.
Everything he touched turned to ordure, his empire was dismantled, and while his office collapsed he remained indispensable.
That was significant, as independent and competent international inspections remain indispensable, for example in defusing the controversy over Iran's nuclear programme.
I'm talking, of course, about corkscrews, which, regardless of the screw cap, remain indispensable for achieving access to the wine within.
"They will remain indispensable, as far as the governor's orbit goes," said Mark McKinnon, who was the campaign's chief media adviser but does not want to move to Washington.
Under Mr. Jospin's plan, the basic structure of the European Union would not change, and the prime minister emphasized that "cooperation between governments still plays an important role and will remain indispensable".
Interdiction efforts remain indispensable to American drug policy, but there are inherent limitations on their effectiveness, as the steady flow of drugs into this country over the decades shows.
Because his performance after the terror attacks made him a national hero, he can support gun control and abortion rights and oppose a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage and yet remain indispensable to both the Bush campaign and the Republican Party generally.
LONDON — Britain and the United States remain "indispensable" partners, President Obama declared Wednesday in an address to the British Parliament, even as he and Prime Minister David Cameron revealed subtle differences over issues like the military campaign in Libya and the Middle East peace process.
