In four years he has failed to develop sensitivity to his obligations as custodian of an inquiry of national import.

North Omaha has been the birthplace and home of many figures of national and local import.

Senators cast votes on matters of substance and national import: up or down, yes or no.

Under the proposal, three-judge panels would hear only the most significant cases, including those to clarify ambiguous laws or resolve cases of "major national import."

On the surface, that issue was of greater national import than the behavior that is alleged in this episode.

So most politicians will only ascribe national import to a statewide race when it looks as if they will win.

Then, in a tone implying information of national import, he said, "Big things."

Obvious choices could be matters of high national import, like the number of abortions performed, or women raped, or children abused.

It's hard to believe this Vermonter made a decision of great national import driven by personal pique at some White House slight.

Such task forces, based in Washington but involving prosecutors around the country, are usually reserved for potential crimes of national import, and this is certainly that.