1.   Such systems are seen as crucial to shaping the future of the software industry and Web commerce in fields like online shopping and the delivery of music and movies.

2.   The national accord awaits a recommendation from President Bill Clinton, whose support is seen as crucial to win the approval of Congress.

3.   Yet Miller concedes that Carter was a good, honest and moral man, characteristics usually seen as crucial when critics are attacking Clinton.

4.   All three major candidates spent the last few days of the campaign trying to woo undecided voters, whose ballots were seen as crucial to victory.

5.   Mercosur unity is seen as crucial as the bloc negotiates free trade deals with the European Union and other Western Hemisphere nations.

6.   The assistance from foreigners is seen as crucial if the country is to rebuild after decades of civil war and turmoil.

7.   The Cambodian government fears the unrest could deter foreign investment seen as crucial to rebuild the country after decades of war and turmoil.

8.   Widely blamed for being the main protagonist of war, now seen as crucial to peace.

9.   The reunification of Mostar is seen as crucial to the future of the Moslem-Croat federation, itself a cornerstone of the Bosnia peace accords signed in December.