Their assignment was to steal vital documents kept by five men identified as being chief conspirators in the plot.

"It's just so unfair to the child," she said, describing how hospital officials last month handed her the folder without the vital document inside.

Said he was burning vital documents that must not fall into enemy hands.

Like deeds, diplomas and other vital public documents, the nation's votes still need to be preserved somewhere on paper.

It is a vital document for understanding the culture of pre-Columbian America.

Ms. Kaufman does not recommend such a cavalier approach to vital documents.

Some restaurants offer fax services for executives who forgot to bring vital documents to business lunches.

"Must have been someplace they held copies of all the vital documents and stuff?"

A clerk in the copying section, handling vital documents of war.

There should be a few absolutely vital and sensitive documents which are made available to this smaller circle.