From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe utmost importance/respect/care etcthe utmost importance/respect/care etcIMPORTANTthe greatest possible importance etc a matter of the utmost importance I have the utmost respect for her accomplishments. Baldwin treated the matter with the utmost seriousness. → utmost
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the utmost importance/respect/care etc• Brian was always keen to stress that the comfort and wellbeing of the birds was of the utmost importance.• How soon and how broadly will you communicate that the changes at hand are of the utmost importance?• In particular in the sophisticated world of alchemy, the resonances of chemical and other truths were of the utmost importance.• Professors Berry and Mott are right to stress that the support of the child and the family is of the utmost importance.• In fact I have the utmost respect for it.• Everyone has the utmost respect for Rickey Henderson.• Hygiene and safety take priority on the sunbeds while personal supervision is regarded as of the utmost importance on the toning tables.• It is of the utmost importance that it is the mind of the human operator doing the selecting. 