portance

portance

(ˈpɔːtəns)
n
archaic a person's bearing, gait, demeanour, etc
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I deemed this knowledge of the utmost im- portance. My determination to run away was again revived.
'portance myself, and when Billina lays an egg she has the proudest cackle you ever heard.
HE Mohammed Al Kindi corroborated saying that taking care of the needs of each team member was of utmost im- portance for an effective leader.
Knowing this and being my restless self who is always hungry for growth, as well as understanding the im- portance of international exposure for career progres- sion, I have decided to move to Dubai.
The sums being raised by off-grid com- panies whose primary business is based in East Africa is testament to the region's im- portance as a hub.
La signature lumineuse distinctive des feux diurnes optionnels a LED rappelle les formes dynamiques des hydropteres dont les ailes assurent la portance sur l'eau.
I ran it through, even from my boyish days, To the very moment that he bade me tell it; Wherein I spake of most disastrous chances, Of moving accidents by flood and field Of hair-breadth scapes i' the imminent deadly breach, Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery, of my redemption thence And portance in my travels' history: Wherein of antres vast and deserts idle, Rough quarries, rocks and hills whose heads touch heaven It was my hint to speak, - such was the process; And of the Cannibals that each other eat, The Anthropophagi and men whose heads Do grow beneath their shoulders.