Definitions
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- adjective Not
critical
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- adjective not in a state of crisis or emergency
- adjective marked by disregard for critical standards or procedures
- adjective not critical; not at a point of abrupt change
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Examples
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Some executives estimate that Citigroup could dispose of as much as $12 billion in so-called noncritical assets.
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And the Department of Homeland Security's own inspector general has examined the list and is questioning what it's calling noncritical assets, not just the kangaroos, a petting zoo, an apple and pork festival in Illinois, a Tennessee Mule Day Parade.
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The result, across the nation: Teachers are being laid off and new hiring frozen, after-school programs cut, so called "noncritical" subjects like history eliminated, schools closed, and tuitions hiked at state colleges and universities.
Archive 2008-12-01 Jim Horn 2008
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Alcoa said it would stop all "noncritical" capital projects and suspend its share-buyback program.
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The result, across the nation: Teachers are being laid off and new hiring frozen, after-school programs cut, so called "noncritical" subjects like history eliminated, schools closed, and tuitions hiked at state colleges and universities.
No Bailout For Public Education Jim Horn 2008
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Some executives estimate that Citigroup could dispose of as much as $12 billion in "noncritical" assets.
Bhutto Assassination 2007
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The hospital filed a "noncritical" missing persons report with the Los Angeles Police Department, which was changed to critical after Wilkinson told the police that her mother was suicidal.
Latest Articles Courthouse News 2010
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It’s total [ly] ego centered … And you also get a kind of noncritical attitude — that’s to say, you have to respect my taste, and that this is my opinion … And these are my emotions, so please respect them …
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It’s total [ly] ego centered … And you also get a kind of noncritical attitude — that’s to say, you have to respect my taste, and that this is my opinion … And these are my emotions, so please respect them …
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"noncritical" violations that were later corrected, said Jose Rodriguez, Columbus Public
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