Here is what mattered most: Both candidates recognized the Hispanic vote is crucial and deserves attention.

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For a little while last Friday, however, what mattered most in New York wasn't the state of the campaign.

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Scottish captain Jason White admitted that it had not been the most attractive of games but getting the result was what mattered most.

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In not applying a performance objective to fear and stress, many programs (including basic training and others) gave up a piece of what mattered most.

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What mattered most was the eloquent body language of the actors.

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What mattered most to him was that a piece was simple and honest, that it worked, and that it was good enough to put his name to.

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Just a few months ago, the Treasury was telling me, in no uncertain terms, that what mattered most was that the taxpayer should receive the maximum possible financial return from the eventual privatisation of the Rock.

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This approach, which created a highly skilled and knowledgeable workforce, made sense in a world where what you did mattered most.

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