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WORD ORIGINprominent

Origin:

1400-1500 Latin present participle of prominere ‘to stick out’

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

a prominent business leader
a heart-shaped face, slightly prominent teeth and small eyes
Daguerre was a prominent Mexico City lawyer.
Her nose was quite prominent, and she had small, even teeth.
His face was tanned, the cheekbones high and prominent.
Politicians who are prominent in public life may be at risk from terrorism.
The conference was attended by both government officials and prominent academics.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Her short wavy black hair was combed neatly back from a rather narrow sloping forehead with prominent brow ridges.
In the process the owners themselves became prominent community leaders and among the biggest advertisers in the emerging gay press.
It is marked by the three prominent black stripes.
Martelli and Bettino Craxi, ex-leader of the Socialists are among its most prominent victims.
Rheme position, on the other hand, is prominent on an overall discourse level.
The housing needs of the elderly, in particular, must be a prominent policy issue in years to come.
Their contentions are supported by several prominent researchers.
Yet there were other new ideas that jostled together in his brain for some more prominent recognition.

Longman Language Activatoran important person► important

an important person has a lot of power or influence: · The school is having some very important visitors next week.· Several important politicians are calling for a change in the laws on gun control.

► leading

: leading scientist/politician/company etc a scientist, politician etc who is well-known and successful, and who usually has a lot of influence: · She was one of America's leading athletes.· Some of the world's leading politicians will be meeting in Geneva to discuss disarmament.leading light (=one of the most important and active people in an organization): · Debbie was one of the leading lights in the drama club.

► influential

important and having a lot of influence especially in politics or business: · Jacobson's one of the most influential people in New York.· The program has gained the support of several influential businessmen.influential in doing something: · Various groups were influential in shaping public policy.highly influential: · a highly influential member of Hong Kong's banking community

► VIP

a very important, famous, or powerful person who is treated with special attention and respect: · The First Lady is expected to be among the many VIPs attending tonight.· The pair had their meeting in the VIP lounge (=room for important people) at Heathrow airport.

► prominent

important, well-known, and respected in politics, business, education etc: · Daguerre was a prominent Mexico City lawyer.· The conference was attended by both government officials and prominent academics.· Politicians who are prominent in public life may be at risk from terrorism.

► heavyweight

someone who is important because they have a lot of power and experience in a particular business or job: · Intellectual heavyweights will be debating what is one of the most important issues or our time.

► dignitary

someone who has an important position in society or in an organization such as a church or government: · Italy's president will be there, with foreign dignitaries including the Prince of Wales.· Most of the local dignitaries attended the event.

► valued

: valued friend/worker/customer etc someone who is considered important because they provide a lot of support, business, service etc - used especially in advertisements and business contexts: · I had a letter from William, one of my most valued friends.· The most valued workers in the factory are the technicians.· The company is offering discount to its valued customers.

to have an important part in something► play a leading part/role

to be important in making important changes or achieving an important success: · The Church has played a leading role in the struggle for human rights.· Von Braun played a leading part in the development of space flights.

► figure prominently in/be prominent in

to be important in a process, event, or situation, especially by working very hard to achieve something: · The British Prime Minister figured prominently in the peace talks.· The campaign, in which many celebrities figured prominently, was a great success.· She will be remembered as someone who was always prominent in the anti-apartheid movement.

► be the driving force

to be the most important person in changing or developing something because you have so much energy and determination: · James is the senior partner in the firm, but it is Peter who is the driving force.be the driving force behind: · Carlsson has been the driving force behind the bank's ambitious expansion plans.

► be instrumental in

to be important in making something possible, especially because of the things you do to achieve it: · Mary had been instrumental in securing my release from jail.· Women's organizations have been instrumental in promoting women's rights.

words for describing something that sticks out► prominent

a part of someone's body that is prominent is larger than usual and sticks out in a way that people notice: · His face was tanned, the cheekbones high and prominent.· Her nose was quite prominent, and she had small, even teeth.· a heart-shaped face, slightly prominent teeth and small eyes

► protruding

sticking out more than is normal, or in a dangerous way: · Dentists have developed a new device to correct protruding teeth.· Roy examined the letter carefully for protruding wires.

► bulging

sticking out in a rounded shape: · He had bulging blue eyes, a large nose and a long chin. · She pushed her bulging suitcase under the chair.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► play a prominent part/role (in something)

Mandela played a prominent role in the early years of the ANC.

► prominent place

The World Cup will have a prominent place on the agenda.

► prominent place/position

The statue was in a prominent position outside the railway station.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a leading/prominent businessman

· In many cities prominent businessmen encouraged and financed city centre improvements.

► a leading/prominent citizen

(=an important one)· The protests were led by leading citizens in the community.

► a prominent landmark

(=one that is very noticeable)· The castle sits on a hill above the town and is a prominent landmark.

► a leading/prominent politician

· The scandal ruined the careers of several leading politicians.

► a prominent role

· The military has played a prominent role in Burmese politics.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► increasingly

· The role of film licences has become an increasingly prominent one in the last few years.· The structural analysis of ageing has become increasingly prominent in recent years.· His brother, Crown Prince Hassan, is 12 years younger and taking an increasingly prominent part in state affairs.

► more

· In fact, if anything, she only made it more prominent.· Making Wente and the Livermore region more prominent in the wine world involves a lot more than name changes.· As the campaign picks up speed, the issue of character is likely to become more prominent.· Any one of these may be more prominent than the others.· It was more prominent through the head having been turned to the opposite side.· Publishers have come to assume an ever more prominent role.· At Mao's side during that visit was his ever more prominent wife, Jiang Qing.· In our wishful thinking about the 1960s, no figures occupy a more prominent place than the Kennedys.

► most

· Martelli and Bettino Craxi, ex-leader of the Socialists are among its most prominent victims.· Among these, the most prominent is the emphasis cities have placed on programs to develop or attract high-technology industries.· In severe infections, diarrhoea is the most prominent clinical sign.· The most prominent part of that property is Owens Peak, recognizable by its big, white P for Palomar.· At any rate, the most prominent critic was Nick Seitz, the editorial director of Golf Digest and its sister publications.· We will clarify the new landscape by taking an outside-in look at its most prominent landmarks.· The most prominent and, as we had experienced, most problematic symbol of the Legion's past was the singing.· The most prominent of these was Anna Thompson, the director of religious education.

► particularly

· Erectile dysfunction may be particularly prominent among the appropriate conditions.· Stanley Rosenberg from Channel 5, splendidly handsome except for particularly prominent front teeth, is the first to reach us.· It was not coincidental that Interministerial Councils played a particularly prominent role in the formulation of economic and financial policy.· Distal to the oral papillae the second oral tentacle pore is particularly prominent.· Of the many perceptions apparent in our data, four seemed particularly prominent.· Spatial analysis features particularly prominent on the research agenda relating to natural and technological hazards and geodemographics.· Gus A were particularly prominent at 1118p, up 28p ahead of today's interim figures.· The arms are distinctly noded, the ridges carrying the arm spines being particularly prominent.

► so

· Chapter 4 considers why the female nude played so prominent a part in the making of modern art practice.· James Carville, who had been so prominent in 1992, did not attend.· Suffering is so prominent a part of the Gospel that it has been described as a Passion story with an introduction.· Ramsey's friends thought that he was an agnostic and were surprised to see him so prominent at the mission.

► very

· In Sri Lanka's constitution a very prominent place is given to the Buddhist religion.· Trismus may be very prominent, resulting in a clinical presentation mimicking tetanus.· In conventional historical description, three very prominent inter-related tendencies had been noticed.· The Golden Globes have become very prominent.· BOÖTES: the Herdsman A very prominent constellation.· Some very prominent fathers have gone out of their way to share lessons acquired through family tragedies.· Rhythmic pulse can be a very prominent and essential feature of the music.· Corruption was also an important issue which became very prominent during 1988.

NOUN► citizen

· Questions are being asked by prominent citizens as to the extent of police laxity which permitted the perpetration of this vicious crime.· Daley appointed the usual commission of prominent citizens and experts to investigate the riot.· We had prominent citizens and influential groups cable the Prime Minister and the provincial Premier.· More often than not the average member of the House, when first elected, is not a prominent citizen.

► feature

· The same is true where harmonic colour is to be a prominent feature of the music.· This gap is one of the most prominent features on the political landscape at the dawn of 1996.· Transnational migration, by no means a novel phenomenon, is also a prominent feature of many communities.· Renal magnesium wasting is a prominent feature.· Moreover, a prominent feature in the gel retardation experiments is the presence of a smear between the two well-defined bands.· Revision and recycling is a prominent feature of the course, pulling together all strands of students' learning to date.· At around 40 pence per portion, they are a prominent feature on any chip shop menu.· On the left, adjoining the bedroom, marble is a prominent feature of the King's bathroom.

► figure

· As a prominent figure in Rottweiler rescue, she's stubbed her toe on more unfair bullying and downright idiocy than most.· But while prominent figures such as the Rev.· I went to Dubai and called on several prominent figures who had known him as a local businessman.· A prominent figure in the major controversy that arose was Mrs Castle.· Nicolas Walter adds: Andrei Sakharov was a convinced humanist and a prominent figure in the world humanist movement.

► figures

· I went to Dubai and called on several prominent figures who had known him as a local businessman.· But while prominent figures such as the Rev.

► leader

· Thakin Nu was the one prominent leader to stay out of the Assembly.· Code language for a prominent leader bringing a business through a difficult period and offering a better long-term contract to employees.

► member

· A narrowly avoided divorce scandal involving a prominent Member of Parliament.· The group included Mayor Owen McAleer and two prominent members of the water commission.· As minister for social security, John Moore had been a prominent member of the Thatcher government until 1988.· Within the main belt are several distinct orbital families of large asteroids, each family named for its most prominent member.· He was a prominent member of the Liverpool branch of the Health of Towns Association, established in 1845.· Paul Quinn, perhaps the most prominent member of the community, was also among the most upset.

► opposition

· At the first and largest rally a prominent opposition leader, Vuk Draskovic, called for a campaign of civil disobedience.· All three had been prominent opposition figures in the period before November 1989.

► part

· Duty done, the vodka was playing a prominent part in his triumph.· The most prominent part of that property is Owens Peak, recognizable by its big, white P for Palomar.· These days, knitwear is a prominent part of every collection.· The Brownes and their descendants lived here for many years and played a prominent part in the life of the village.· His brother, Crown Prince Hassan, is 12 years younger and taking an increasingly prominent part in state affairs.· Races were a prominent part of the fair.· Mr Keyse played a prominent part in arranging the purchase of the railway following its closure in 1956.

► people

· He was the latest victim of a series of killings of prominent people in the capital.· Many prominent people did attend and lived to report how different the service was from what they had been taught to expect.· Meanwhile, Hal was being called to serve some of the left's most prominent people.· The mayor said Bal Harbour was little more than a mosquito-infested swamp until the late 1940s when it started attracting prominent people.

► place

· In Sri Lanka's constitution a very prominent place is given to the Buddhist religion.· The Phillips curve gets a prominent place, but so do its limitations.· The popular daily press in the Edwardian years began to give quite a prominent place to sport.· Housing occupies a prominent place in these debates.· In our wishful thinking about the 1960s, no figures occupy a more prominent place than the Kennedys.· This matter ought to occupy a prominent place in the Election Manifesto.· Don't enter the firing ranges when the red flags are flying - usually from prominent places such as hilltops.· The issue of censorship took a prominent place in the seminar discussions.

► politician

· A number of prominent politicians made public statements supporting Stolpe, including the federal President, Richard von Weizsäcker.· Others had been advisers to prominent politicians.

► position

· The cars were painted khaki with the red cross in a prominent position.· Wexford found the lead, obligingly left by Sheila in a prominent position on top of the refrigerator.· Now there is talk of recruiting blacks and Latinos, traditionally absent from the higher union ranks, to more prominent positions.· Falck's indifference to what is considered smart has cost him the more prominent position he once looked like occupying.· Further, public response to works in prominent positions is rarely commented on.· This year I bedded out a few of these house plants in a prominent position in the garden.· We have already alluded in Chapter 2 to the prominent position this occupied in earlier Chomskyan grammar.· Fire Precautions Instructions about what to do in case of fire are placed in prominent positions throughout your place of work.

► republican

· One of the rarest creatures at a Washington cocktail party these days is a prominent Republican still working on the first marriage.· This is not the first time Johnson has clashed with a prominent Republican.

► role

· Publishers have come to assume an ever more prominent role.· Modern geologists agree that earthquakes had a prominent role in creating the present spectacle of the valley.· Baptism played a prominent role in Mithraic rites.· Attorney General Grant Woods of Arizona has taken a prominent role in that effort, according to participants.· The library maintains a prominent role however, with approximately ¼ million books.· Semantics has not always enjoyed a prominent role in modern linguistics.· These results could suggest a prominent role of tissue type plasminogen activator in the pathogenesis of endothelin induced gastric mucosal damage.· His separation of science and religion was more accurately a differentiation in which theological arguments played a prominent role.

► supporter

· On 28 January he was expelled from the Party, to be followed later by several prominent supporters of his campaign.· Peron was one of its most prominent supporters.

单词	prominently
释义	prominentprom‧i‧nent /ˈprɒmɪnənt $ ˈprɑː-/ ●○○ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINprominent Origin: 1400-1500 Latin present participle of prominere ‘to stick out’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a prominent business leader a heart-shaped face, slightly prominent teeth and small eyes Daguerre was a prominent Mexico City lawyer. Her nose was quite prominent, and she had small, even teeth. His face was tanned, the cheekbones high and prominent. Politicians who are prominent in public life may be at risk from terrorism. The conference was attended by both government officials and prominent academics. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Her short wavy black hair was combed neatly back from a rather narrow sloping forehead with prominent brow ridges. In the process the owners themselves became prominent community leaders and among the biggest advertisers in the emerging gay press. It is marked by the three prominent black stripes. Martelli and Bettino Craxi, ex-leader of the Socialists are among its most prominent victims. Rheme position, on the other hand, is prominent on an overall discourse level. The housing needs of the elderly, in particular, must be a prominent policy issue in years to come. Their contentions are supported by several prominent researchers. Yet there were other new ideas that jostled together in his brain for some more prominent recognition. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatoran important person► important an important person has a lot of power or influence: · The school is having some very important visitors next week.· Several important politicians are calling for a change in the laws on gun control. ► leading : leading scientist/politician/company etc a scientist, politician etc who is well-known and successful, and who usually has a lot of influence: · She was one of America's leading athletes.· Some of the world's leading politicians will be meeting in Geneva to discuss disarmament.leading light (=one of the most important and active people in an organization): · Debbie was one of the leading lights in the drama club. ► influential important and having a lot of influence especially in politics or business: · Jacobson's one of the most influential people in New York.· The program has gained the support of several influential businessmen.influential in doing something: · Various groups were influential in shaping public policy.highly influential: · a highly influential member of Hong Kong's banking community ► VIP a very important, famous, or powerful person who is treated with special attention and respect: · The First Lady is expected to be among the many VIPs attending tonight.· The pair had their meeting in the VIP lounge (=room for important people) at Heathrow airport. ► prominent important, well-known, and respected in politics, business, education etc: · Daguerre was a prominent Mexico City lawyer.· The conference was attended by both government officials and prominent academics.· Politicians who are prominent in public life may be at risk from terrorism. ► heavyweight someone who is important because they have a lot of power and experience in a particular business or job: · Intellectual heavyweights will be debating what is one of the most important issues or our time. ► dignitary someone who has an important position in society or in an organization such as a church or government: · Italy's president will be there, with foreign dignitaries including the Prince of Wales.· Most of the local dignitaries attended the event. ► valued : valued friend/worker/customer etc someone who is considered important because they provide a lot of support, business, service etc - used especially in advertisements and business contexts: · I had a letter from William, one of my most valued friends.· The most valued workers in the factory are the technicians.· The company is offering discount to its valued customers. to have an important part in something► play a leading part/role to be important in making important changes or achieving an important success: · The Church has played a leading role in the struggle for human rights.· Von Braun played a leading part in the development of space flights. ► figure prominently in/be prominent in to be important in a process, event, or situation, especially by working very hard to achieve something: · The British Prime Minister figured prominently in the peace talks.· The campaign, in which many celebrities figured prominently, was a great success.· She will be remembered as someone who was always prominent in the anti-apartheid movement. ► be the driving force to be the most important person in changing or developing something because you have so much energy and determination: · James is the senior partner in the firm, but it is Peter who is the driving force.be the driving force behind: · Carlsson has been the driving force behind the bank's ambitious expansion plans. ► be instrumental in to be important in making something possible, especially because of the things you do to achieve it: · Mary had been instrumental in securing my release from jail.· Women's organizations have been instrumental in promoting women's rights. words for describing something that sticks out► prominent a part of someone's body that is prominent is larger than usual and sticks out in a way that people notice: · His face was tanned, the cheekbones high and prominent.· Her nose was quite prominent, and she had small, even teeth.· a heart-shaped face, slightly prominent teeth and small eyes ► protruding sticking out more than is normal, or in a dangerous way: · Dentists have developed a new device to correct protruding teeth.· Roy examined the letter carefully for protruding wires. ► bulging sticking out in a rounded shape: · He had bulging blue eyes, a large nose and a long chin. · She pushed her bulging suitcase under the chair. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► play a prominent part/role (in something) Mandela played a prominent role in the early years of the ANC. ► prominent place The World Cup will have a prominent place on the agenda. ► prominent place/position The statue was in a prominent position outside the railway station. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a leading/prominent businessman · In many cities prominent businessmen encouraged and financed city centre improvements. ► a leading/prominent citizen (=an important one)· The protests were led by leading citizens in the community. ► a prominent landmark (=one that is very noticeable)· The castle sits on a hill above the town and is a prominent landmark. ► a leading/prominent politician · The scandal ruined the careers of several leading politicians. ► a prominent role · The military has played a prominent role in Burmese politics. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► increasingly · The role of film licences has become an increasingly prominent one in the last few years.· The structural analysis of ageing has become increasingly prominent in recent years.· His brother, Crown Prince Hassan, is 12 years younger and taking an increasingly prominent part in state affairs. ► more · In fact, if anything, she only made it more prominent.· Making Wente and the Livermore region more prominent in the wine world involves a lot more than name changes.· As the campaign picks up speed, the issue of character is likely to become more prominent.· Any one of these may be more prominent than the others.· It was more prominent through the head having been turned to the opposite side.· Publishers have come to assume an ever more prominent role.· At Mao's side during that visit was his ever more prominent wife, Jiang Qing.· In our wishful thinking about the 1960s, no figures occupy a more prominent place than the Kennedys. ► most · Martelli and Bettino Craxi, ex-leader of the Socialists are among its most prominent victims.· Among these, the most prominent is the emphasis cities have placed on programs to develop or attract high-technology industries.· In severe infections, diarrhoea is the most prominent clinical sign.· The most prominent part of that property is Owens Peak, recognizable by its big, white P for Palomar.· At any rate, the most prominent critic was Nick Seitz, the editorial director of Golf Digest and its sister publications.· We will clarify the new landscape by taking an outside-in look at its most prominent landmarks.· The most prominent and, as we had experienced, most problematic symbol of the Legion's past was the singing.· The most prominent of these was Anna Thompson, the director of religious education. ► particularly · Erectile dysfunction may be particularly prominent among the appropriate conditions.· Stanley Rosenberg from Channel 5, splendidly handsome except for particularly prominent front teeth, is the first to reach us.· It was not coincidental that Interministerial Councils played a particularly prominent role in the formulation of economic and financial policy.· Distal to the oral papillae the second oral tentacle pore is particularly prominent.· Of the many perceptions apparent in our data, four seemed particularly prominent.· Spatial analysis features particularly prominent on the research agenda relating to natural and technological hazards and geodemographics.· Gus A were particularly prominent at 1118p, up 28p ahead of today's interim figures.· The arms are distinctly noded, the ridges carrying the arm spines being particularly prominent. ► so · Chapter 4 considers why the female nude played so prominent a part in the making of modern art practice.· James Carville, who had been so prominent in 1992, did not attend.· Suffering is so prominent a part of the Gospel that it has been described as a Passion story with an introduction.· Ramsey's friends thought that he was an agnostic and were surprised to see him so prominent at the mission. ► very · In Sri Lanka's constitution a very prominent place is given to the Buddhist religion.· Trismus may be very prominent, resulting in a clinical presentation mimicking tetanus.· In conventional historical description, three very prominent inter-related tendencies had been noticed.· The Golden Globes have become very prominent.· BOÖTES: the Herdsman A very prominent constellation.· Some very prominent fathers have gone out of their way to share lessons acquired through family tragedies.· Rhythmic pulse can be a very prominent and essential feature of the music.· Corruption was also an important issue which became very prominent during 1988. NOUN► citizen · Questions are being asked by prominent citizens as to the extent of police laxity which permitted the perpetration of this vicious crime.· Daley appointed the usual commission of prominent citizens and experts to investigate the riot.· We had prominent citizens and influential groups cable the Prime Minister and the provincial Premier.· More often than not the average member of the House, when first elected, is not a prominent citizen. ► feature · The same is true where harmonic colour is to be a prominent feature of the music.· This gap is one of the most prominent features on the political landscape at the dawn of 1996.· Transnational migration, by no means a novel phenomenon, is also a prominent feature of many communities.· Renal magnesium wasting is a prominent feature.· Moreover, a prominent feature in the gel retardation experiments is the presence of a smear between the two well-defined bands.· Revision and recycling is a prominent feature of the course, pulling together all strands of students' learning to date.· At around 40 pence per portion, they are a prominent feature on any chip shop menu.· On the left, adjoining the bedroom, marble is a prominent feature of the King's bathroom. ► figure · As a prominent figure in Rottweiler rescue, she's stubbed her toe on more unfair bullying and downright idiocy than most.· But while prominent figures such as the Rev.· I went to Dubai and called on several prominent figures who had known him as a local businessman.· A prominent figure in the major controversy that arose was Mrs Castle.· Nicolas Walter adds: Andrei Sakharov was a convinced humanist and a prominent figure in the world humanist movement. ► figures · I went to Dubai and called on several prominent figures who had known him as a local businessman.· But while prominent figures such as the Rev. ► leader · Thakin Nu was the one prominent leader to stay out of the Assembly.· Code language for a prominent leader bringing a business through a difficult period and offering a better long-term contract to employees. ► member · A narrowly avoided divorce scandal involving a prominent Member of Parliament.· The group included Mayor Owen McAleer and two prominent members of the water commission.· As minister for social security, John Moore had been a prominent member of the Thatcher government until 1988.· Within the main belt are several distinct orbital families of large asteroids, each family named for its most prominent member.· He was a prominent member of the Liverpool branch of the Health of Towns Association, established in 1845.· Paul Quinn, perhaps the most prominent member of the community, was also among the most upset. ► opposition · At the first and largest rally a prominent opposition leader, Vuk Draskovic, called for a campaign of civil disobedience.· All three had been prominent opposition figures in the period before November 1989. ► part · Duty done, the vodka was playing a prominent part in his triumph.· The most prominent part of that property is Owens Peak, recognizable by its big, white P for Palomar.· These days, knitwear is a prominent part of every collection.· The Brownes and their descendants lived here for many years and played a prominent part in the life of the village.· His brother, Crown Prince Hassan, is 12 years younger and taking an increasingly prominent part in state affairs.· Races were a prominent part of the fair.· Mr Keyse played a prominent part in arranging the purchase of the railway following its closure in 1956. ► people · He was the latest victim of a series of killings of prominent people in the capital.· Many prominent people did attend and lived to report how different the service was from what they had been taught to expect.· Meanwhile, Hal was being called to serve some of the left's most prominent people.· The mayor said Bal Harbour was little more than a mosquito-infested swamp until the late 1940s when it started attracting prominent people. ► place · In Sri Lanka's constitution a very prominent place is given to the Buddhist religion.· The Phillips curve gets a prominent place, but so do its limitations.· The popular daily press in the Edwardian years began to give quite a prominent place to sport.· Housing occupies a prominent place in these debates.· In our wishful thinking about the 1960s, no figures occupy a more prominent place than the Kennedys.· This matter ought to occupy a prominent place in the Election Manifesto.· Don't enter the firing ranges when the red flags are flying - usually from prominent places such as hilltops.· The issue of censorship took a prominent place in the seminar discussions. ► politician · A number of prominent politicians made public statements supporting Stolpe, including the federal President, Richard von Weizsäcker.· Others had been advisers to prominent politicians. ► position · The cars were painted khaki with the red cross in a prominent position.· Wexford found the lead, obligingly left by Sheila in a prominent position on top of the refrigerator.· Now there is talk of recruiting blacks and Latinos, traditionally absent from the higher union ranks, to more prominent positions.· Falck's indifference to what is considered smart has cost him the more prominent position he once looked like occupying.· Further, public response to works in prominent positions is rarely commented on.· This year I bedded out a few of these house plants in a prominent position in the garden.· We have already alluded in Chapter 2 to the prominent position this occupied in earlier Chomskyan grammar.· Fire Precautions Instructions about what to do in case of fire are placed in prominent positions throughout your place of work. ► republican · One of the rarest creatures at a Washington cocktail party these days is a prominent Republican still working on the first marriage.· This is not the first time Johnson has clashed with a prominent Republican. ► role · Publishers have come to assume an ever more prominent role.· Modern geologists agree that earthquakes had a prominent role in creating the present spectacle of the valley.· Baptism played a prominent role in Mithraic rites.· Attorney General Grant Woods of Arizona has taken a prominent role in that effort, according to participants.· The library maintains a prominent role however, with approximately ¼ million books.· Semantics has not always enjoyed a prominent role in modern linguistics.· These results could suggest a prominent role of tissue type plasminogen activator in the pathogenesis of endothelin induced gastric mucosal damage.· His separation of science and religion was more accurately a differentiation in which theological arguments played a prominent role. ► supporter · On 28 January he was expelled from the Party, to be followed later by several prominent supporters of his campaign.· Peron was one of its most prominent supporters. 1important: a prominent Russian scientistplay a prominent part/role (in something) Mandela played a prominent role in the early years of the ANC. The World Cup will have a prominent place on the agenda.2something that is in a prominent place is easily seenprominent place/position The statue was in a prominent position outside the railway station.3something that is prominent is large and sticks out: a prominent nose—prominently adverb: Her photo was prominently displayed on his desk.
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