| great importance | 13.10 | This battle was of great importance. | ||
| strategic importance | 7.83 | Marseilles was of great strategic importance. | ||
| growing importance | 5.66 | Third, the growing importance of the English language. | ||
| greater importance | 5.60 | But this year its position carried greater importance. | ||
| symbolic importance | 5.53 | Yet the victory had symbolic importance. | ||
| particular importance | 5.40 | Two have particular importance. | ||
| paramount importance | 5.07 | Safety is of paramount importance. | ||
| vital importance | 4.28 | The function is of vital importance. | ||
| utmost importance | 4.02 | This is a decision of utmost importance. | ||
| relative importance | 3.49 | Their relative importance varied according to context. | ||
| critical importance | 3.42 | That would have been of critical importance. | ||
| increasing importance | 3.42 | The environment is a subject of increasing importance to us all. | ||
| national importance | 3.16 | Crime is an issue of national importance. | ||
| political importance | 2.90 | The role of the police has great political importance. | ||
| crucial importance | 2.76 | Every game is of crucial importance. | ||
| economic importance | 2.70 | De Luca emphasizes the economic importance of wine. | ||
| considerable importance | 2.63 | It thus has considerable strategic importance. | ||
| major importance | 2.50 | I consider him a singer of major importance. | ||
| historical importance | 2.44 | Both countries call it a visit of historical importance. | ||
| added importance | 2.37 | Her many dogs took on added emotional importance. |