Hearing Scheduled This week the four-month fight could take a critical turn.

His life also took a critical turn away from the Wall Street career that his father had desired for him.

A decision to grant immunity to Ms. Dean would likely be a critical turn in the six-month-old investigation.

This event was a critical turn to the 24-hour news coverage.

The vote could mark a critical turn for Preston, a rural town sandwiched between two casino complexes.

But the sacrist was of a more critical turn of mind.

In 1915, things took a critical turn for the worse when Germany shifted its focus of attack to the Eastern front.

As he approaches the critical first turn, she prepares herself, as she puts it, to "identify the body".

If any one has a critical turn, it is he.

If you have a certain critical, more or less paranoid, turn of mind, you may discover insidious messages in the oddest places.