Based on surveys of local officials, patronage, not merit, has become the most critical factor in the appointment process.

Using more energy inevitably means emitting more CO2 at a time when climate change has become a critical global issue.

A constellation of Asian states linked by strategic cooperation, in fact, has become critical to help institute power stability in the region.

As production value chains disaggregate into discrete components, efficient, reliable and rapid transportation of supplies and finished products has become ever more critical.

Ad litem Judges have become critical for the efficient functioning of the Tribunal.

With mountains of waste sitting in bags in simple stores that will inevitably degrade, planning and developing centralized disposal facilities has become a critical issue.

The international response has also been critical

It has a smaller critical mass than uranium.

Perceptions are rapidly coming into line with the reality that sustainability must become a critical ingredient of growth.

Education has a critical role to play in this regard.

The boiling point increases with increased pressure up to the critical point, where the gas and liquid properties become identical.

Much has become clear.

Lahoud has become irrelevant.

Mission members are of the opinion that the nationwide dialogue has become an important tool for fostering a common understanding on critical themes relating to the future of the Haitian political and social processes.

This is critical, as Pinochet has sought to deny his competency.

The subject has become more open to discussion, and it has become more acceptable to set limits.

Sami has become Layla's life.

It has become an obsession.

Putin, on the other hand, has not been publically critical of Luzhkov.

But to say that Turkey has become more democratic is not to say that it has become more liberal.

He has made speeches about the need for democratic reform, and has been openly critical of Bo.

As individuals in such regimes ascend the hierarchy, patronage and risk aversion become the most critical factors in determining their chances for promotion.

My brother has become a priest.

English has become my favourite subject.

Sami has become my Islamic teacher.

A convenience has become a burden.

The violence has also become crueler.

Currency undervaluation has become a substitute.

For starters, industrialism has become obsolete.

His unpopularity has become their unpopularity.

Yet this stance has become untenable.

What has become of your sister?

What has become of your sister?

Behold , Gehenna has become an ambush ,

UNOCI has become a stabilization force.

Political Islam has reached a critical juncture on the road toward democratic legitimacy.

The story has since been used in science education to encourage critical thinking.

The need for an enhanced and cohesive security management system had been apparent for some years and, as of September 2001, had become critical.

Japan has economically become a powerful nation.

Her daughter has become a beautiful woman.

Argentina has become a country without direction.

Instead, Asia has become an economic powerhouse.

The impact has become impossible to ignore.

This Samuel Huntington concept has become universal.

The Ministry of Railways has become history.