A low spade was led, which was essential, and dummy played low.
Locally, he had the support of the Socialists which was essential to his majority.
South summed up the situation rapidly, which was essential: slow thinking would have helped the defense considerably.
The Chinese government was criticised for not addressing the "reform agenda", which was essential to Kenya's future stability and prosperity.
"I would personally like to thank Tata Steel, the trade unions and the British and French governments for their support, which was essential in ensuring the agreement.
She describes Cornish and Ben Wishaw, who played Keats, as having "a particular delicious charisma" which was essential for the success of the film.
We were travelling with family ski specialist Esprit, which was essential since it turns out skiing requires military-style precision and planning – especially when collecting ski gear.
There were no precise warnings of impending attacks, and the C.I.A. could not provide an exact location for Mr. bin Laden, which was essential to the objective of killing him.
He was an equally adept Secretary of State for Employment who won the continued, if grudging, support of the TUC for the incomes policy, which was essential to the survival of the administration.
Having already ignored convention, the couple then learned that their horoscopes — the consideration of which was essential to marriage — deemed them incompatible: Narayan and Rajam were told that they must not marry.
The complications of life in the public eye, which was essential to her fundraising, fazed her comparatively little, although some of the sniping was encouraged by the up-and-down nature of her condition.
