They will also concede, even when they disagree with him, that he has become a pivotal figure in all these areas.
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He was a pivotal figure in the government.
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Chancellor was a pivotal figure last season but in autumn, playing with a surgically repaired hip that was taking longer to recover than expected, he was short of his best.
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And he soon became a pivotal figure in the rock 'n' roll boom.
The Sun
Cultish drawings and illustrations by a pivotal figure of the decadent aesthetic movement.
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