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How to use the word instrumental in a Sentence? Page #2

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Bullying can be highly instrumental and used for social climbing, and it works.

Bob Faris

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The partners are so instrumental because we not only want to show kids how to create access to bicycles and access to agriculture, but we also want to show them how to work together to solve a problem.

Shawn Walton

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The mufti was instrumental in the decision to exterminate the Jews of Europe.

The Israeli leader

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The quartet was formed in the summer of 2013 when the democratization process was in danger of collapsing as a result of political assassinations and widespread social unrest, it established an alternative, peaceful political process at a time when the country was on the brink of civil war. It was thus instrumental in enabling Tunisia, in the space of a few years, to establish a constitutional system of government guaranteeing fundamental rights for the entire population, irrespective of gender, political conviction or religious belief.

Nobel Committee

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The political risks are great. The hardliners still control parliament. They control the security and intelligence forces. They control the apparatus which has been instrumental in keeping these individuals under house arrest.

Faraz Sanei

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Both the state and banks introduced deep structural changes and that was instrumental in regaining trust which allowed controls to be relaxed.

Michalis Pilides

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It was difficult, there was a shortage of liquidity and bureaucracy in moving capital around, but gradually we got used to it and the situation improved, both the state and banks introduced deep structural changes and that was instrumental in regaining trust which allowed controls to be relaxed.

Michalis Pilides

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Particularly in California, a lot of the Silicon Valley support [that] was very instrumental in electing President Obama is taking a real strong look at Jeb Bush and we’re seeing a lot of anecdotal evidence that a lot of that support will be moving to him.

Barry Wynn

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

One colleague that I read an article about has used it for tumors, and the cannabidiol was instrumental in causing tumor regression, hopefully we can learn more as time goes on as more states legalize marijuana, we’ll learn a lot more and be able to prove scientifically, the benefits of the use of cannabidiols for pets.

Jeff Werber

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

America owes most of its social prejudices to the exaggerated religious opinions of the different sects which were so instrumental in establishing the colonies.

James Fenimore Cooper

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Jazz attracted me because in it I found a formal perfection and instrumental precision that I admire in classical music, but which popular music doesn't have.

Django Reinhardt

added by anonymous
10 years ago

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