To insist on squeezing these works into a pro- or anti-Milosevic box is to miss a vital point.
In Group A, Romania's FC Timisoara earned a vital point after a 0-0 draw away to Dutch giants Ajax Amsterdam.
Morecambe snatched a vital point at the death to keep their promotion play-off hopes alive with a draw against high-flying Chester.
Washington has a strong interest in stability in the Caspian Sea nation, which sits at a strategically vital point between Iran, Russia and Turkey.
That is also a vital point for the US, which is particularly concerned about the possibility of any of its funding falling into the hands of the al-Qaeda-affiliated group.
Leeds secured a vital bonus point following a Juan Gomez try in the 27th minute, converted by Ceiron Thomas.
And it was young Ospreys number ten Biggar, on his home turf, that clinched a potentially vital bonus point victory with a late score.
In response the British Bankers' Association (BBA) started publishing LIBOR rates in 1986 and they quickly became a vital reference point for the pricing of financial instruments.
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Despite their defeat, Quins - who finished with a potentially vital bonus point - could yet join them in the semi-finals with Leicester and Wasps also losing.
Fighting their first election, the Liberal Democrats did much to give themselves a politically vital unique selling point apart from the issue of proportional representation - a marginal concern to most voters.
They might not have sneaked victory at the death but Toulouse did manage to stay within seven points to claim what could be a vital losing bonus point in a very tight group.
At that point, it is vital that that participant be allowed to fail, to demonstrate to all other market participants where the point of failure in the pricing structure is.
The point is a vital barrier protecting the deep water channels along which shipping travels to the Humber ports.
The goal sparked a late onslaught from the home side as the visitors clung on to preserve a point that was also vital in their bid for Premier League safety.
"Let me be clear: While this country has indeed changed, and real progress has been made, we are not yet at the point where the most vital part of the Voting Rights Act can be described as unnecessary or a product of a flawed political process, " the attorney general told the National Action Network.
The midfielder lashed home a stunning first-half goal from 20 yards to earn a vital home win that keeps Spurs a point above fifth-placed Manchester City.
"Up to that point, there were still no vital signs, " the hospital director said.
And with the qualification criteria going down to the amount of games won and lost if players' overall records are the same, Murray insisted each point he won against Berdych was vital.
Other researchers point to bio-engineering as a potentially vital solution to the food production challenges posed by a growing world population.
At this point the virus primarily threatens confidence, a vital ingredient for the global credit markets to return to normalcy, and by extension for the global economy to recover.
Raising this tax will not go down well but it was vital to enable Mr Darling to make his most important political point of all: that Labour is the guardian of crucial public services.
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With only half a point separating the sides, Lehmann's innings was vital, and he reached his double century with a six off left-arm spinner Paul Wiseman.
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It is vital that the solutions built on the private cloud do not become a point of lock in.
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And with Ireland having failed to secure a bonus point against Georgia, the bonus point France earned by scoring four tries on Sunday could prove vital.
Bath's victory was vital to their Heineken Cup aspirations after Pool Five rivals Toulouse claimed a bonus-point win over the Dragons on Saturday.
It says church buildings - and congregations - are a vital source of social services, a location for community activities, and the focal point for tourism.
It had a vital strategic placement on a rocky bluff over the St Lawrence River, at the furthest point that ocean-going ships could venture from the Atlantic.
But Munster were unable to generate a scoring position as Wasps held on for a vital victory in a devilishly difficult group, the Irish marauders having to settle for a bonus point.
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