Administration officials said they were concerned they could have to shut down a program they deemed vital to national security.

Dissuading you from refusing to involve yourself in the matter at hand is something I deem vital.

'Strategic depth' in the form of a friendly Afghanistan is deemed vital by military planners.

Instead, each nurtures technologies it deems vital to its economic competitiveness in the 21st century.

Capability at such activities was deemed vital for all women of good stock.

The researchers listed attributes that they deemed vital to success - and an example of each: * Altruism.

Under Israeli law, journalists may be ordered to disclose sources of information if they are deemed vital to a police investigation.

The issue at one point was whether a president should take an action he deemed vital for national security even though Congress had forbidden it.

This building burned in 1944, and a replacement was deemed vital for morale.

In turn, research efforts, being centrally directed, can focus on areas deemed vital to the economy's goals.