having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand
<adj.all> a list of articles pertinent to the discussion remarks that were to the point
being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
<adj.all> the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images an apt reply
Pertinent \Per"ti*nent\, a. [L. pertinens, -entis, p. pr. of pertinere: cf. F. pertinent. See {Pertain}.] 1. Belonging or related to the subject or matter in hand; fit or appropriate in any way; adapted to the end proposed; apposite; material; relevant; as, pertinent illustrations or arguments; pertinent evidence.
Syn: Apposite; relevant; suitable; appropriate; fit. ※ -- {Per"ti*nent*ly}, adv. -- {Per"ti*nent*ness}, n.
Comparisons may be pertinent with 1983, a year when the world economy was coming out of recession and Zantac won approval in the US.
But it is the influence of east Asia that makes this type of argument more pertinent in the 1990s.
However, while the article presented the most pertinent issues in their complexities, it failed to extract one key issue. From economic or credit perspective analysis, rather than citing just the per capita indebtedness.
"Before filing suit, an attorney is obligated to make reasonable efforts to ascertain the pertinent facts and to evaluate them in the light of the applicable law," the appeals panel said.
MAI Basic President William B. Patton said the company would work with Drexel to comply with the court guidelines and disclose all pertinent documents.
Or is it a desire that shows more about 20th century yearnings than the buildings themselves? These questions are pertinent.
The catalog lists the stolen works in alphabetical order, provides photographs of each work, says when and from where it was stolen, and gives pertinent information on the artist.
Nor has anyone cited any pertinent question he has "refused" to answer.
There are at least four conditions that would make more information pertinent about a would-be president: One, if the candidate lies.
Bush said that his CIA director and U.N. ambassador will not have Cabinet rank, but that both would attend Cabinet meetings when pertinent subjects were discussed.
That's a very pertinent statement and I wouldn't argue it.' Did you feel oppressed by the wealth of your mother's family? 'Oh, I certainly suffered as a child.
The issue of time is always pertinent on the running track, but seldom more so than in the high-hurdle sprints that have been Foster's bastion in recent years.
The Treasury itself is preparing unofficial consolidated financial statements in contrast to its current statements, which don't include all pertinent government entities.
Sterling Drug said it filed the suit to force Hoffmann-La Roche to disclose pertinent information to Sterling Drug directors and shareholders about its $4.2 billion hostile offer.
He played well, completing 18 of 33 passes for 292 yards and two touchdowns, but a couple of observations seem pertinent here.
In response, shareholders filed more than 15 suits, claiming, among other charges, that BankAmerica officers and directors violated securities laws by withholding pertinent financial information about the company.
A Going Concern catches all the chatty comedy pertinent to men sharing a workroom, and it picks up that brisk comic tone at several points. The family company makes, and repairs, billiard tables.
It is interesting, if not pertinent to "l'affaire Hembrick", to note that three of the summer drug-test flunkers (for narcotics, not steroids) were boxers scheduled to be in the sport's August trials at Las Vegas.
"At this stage it was felt I was perhaps more pertinent as chief executive."
"We want to preserve the right to use all pertinent forms of medical information," says a spokeswoman for the health and life insurers.
As a result of the losses, Great American said it met none of three federal capital standards pertinent to thrifts at year's end.
Typically, "America's Most Wanted" screens re-enactments of particular crimes, together with pertinent details of the fugitives. Viewers are invited to phone police if they have information. "Unsolved Mysteries" follows a similar format.
Given the state of many further education colleges, this background would seem pertinent.
But Dooley-Power has been forced to learn some pertinent, if unsurprising, lessons about trying to start a business on the back of a new product.