Example sentences of "important at the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Existentialism and all those other topical philosophies of the past three decades , which seemed important at the time , may have given him some guidelines . |
| 2 | It all seemed important at the time , but notwithstanding the subterranean implications , Five Easy Pieces established Nicholson beyond doubt as the most effective actor of his kind around , and he was immediately rewarded with a second nomination for an Oscar ; he did not win it but his very inclusion meant two in a row for a relative unknown , a situation unheard of in recent Hollywood history . |
| 3 | I did and I passed the exam ( which seemed very important at the time , although now I am not so sure ) . |
| 4 | ‘ I considered it more important at the time , ’ he confesses . |
| 5 | It is in their observations and criticisms that the historian has an interest , for they enable him to judge what was important at the time , and how intelligent contemporaries reacted to the difficulties and dilemmas which faced men and women of the age . |
| 6 | It did n't seem important at the time and I was busy . |
| 7 | She gave one hundred and one per cent of herself to whatever was important at the time . ’ |
| 8 | They showed there was a limit to what people could tolerate and were very important at the time . ’ |