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cardinal
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cardinal /car·di·nal/ (kahr´dĭ-n'l)
1. of primary or preeminent importance.
2. in embryology, pertaining to the main venous drainage.

cardinal
[kär′dənal]
Etymology: L, cardo, hinge
pertaining to something so fundamental that other things hinge on it, such as a cardinal trait that influences one's total behavior.


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The necessity of stating them is due to the fact that the Military Doctrine, which was put into effect in 2000, is cardinally different from the Soviet Military Doctrine and that all the most important changes introduced in the new Field Manual in some way or other stem from its requirements.
The Orrefors Kosta Boda group has developed according to the expectations with cardinally lower external costs, increased sales and a profit for the whole year.
 
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