21.   Conspicuously absent from the Blair doctrine is UN authorization, which was not explicitly obtained before Operation Allied Force began but was considered crucial in the Gulf War.

22.   Fulfillment of government promises to reign in fiscal expenditures is considered crucial to cutting inflation.

23.   Getting out the vote is considered crucial if voter turnout is as low as analysts expect.

24.   Getting the work force to embrace a new way of doing business was considered crucial.

25.   Gestures like those on prisoners are considered crucial to convincing extremists that the political process can win concessions that their violence cannot.

26.   He also promised to push ahead with a legislative package that is considered crucial for a debt relief package negotiated with the International Monetary Fund.

27.   He is hoping to broaden his support base in a state he considers crucial to his chances of winning the Republican nomination next year.

28.   His relationship with former Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin was considered crucial in the negotiations that ended the conflict in Kosovo earlier this year.

29.   Immunity was originally considered crucial to the independence of parliament.

30.   In a tight race, the third-party lines in New York state are considered crucial.