Example sentences of "need to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | According to the functionalist , then , to explain the existence of a social institution we must not look for purposive intention on the part of individuals but , rather , we should investigate the fact that the social system as a whole requires its needs to be satisfied . |
| 2 | Some people might argue that responsibility restricts freedom : they are ignoring our needs to be dependent on others and to have others dependent on us — our sense of belonging . |
| 3 | So as an organisation we we 're very much have an awareness of the need to be exemplary in that respect . |
| 4 | ‘ If there is anything wrong then I have no need to be involved in it . ’ |
| 5 | Which members of the organization need to be involved in that task , and which do n't . |
| 6 | ‘ There 's no need to be impertinent , Trench . ’ |
| 7 | However , in spite of such increasingly overt politicization and polarization of libraries and librarians , the level of political intrusion in library selection policy is frequently limited by the need to be practical and realistic . |
| 8 | Charles Luker then gave a speech of reminiscences stressing the need to be grateful for ‘ those who had formed the Club and those who had kept it going for its first 50 years ’ . |
| 9 | the organisational objectives as gauged by an individual need to be compatible with personal objectives of the individual if he is to be a well-integrated member of the organisation . |
| 10 | Dexter sometimes thought the superintendent took the need to be polite to the public too far . |
| 11 | No need to be stationary when making a mark . |
| 12 | She saw that the need to be watchful and attentive , and at the same time , generous and understanding , was to be part of her life for every hour of every day . |
| 13 | There 's no need to be shy . |
| 14 | ‘ No need to be shy , ’ she reassured him with a professional smile . |
| 15 | ‘ There is no need to be shy , signorina , ’ he said coldly . |
| 16 | Firstly , standards of performance need to be verifiable and clearly stated , for example in units of production or sales volumes . |
| 17 | Whether they knew George Pittendrigh or not they felt a need to be solemn , to show at least an awareness of mortality . |
| 18 | ‘ If your business is legit then there 's no need to be defensive . |
| 19 | When I reluctantly put him back in his shoe box , I had a desperate need to be close to ‘ Fred ’ the person . |
| 20 | James Thorne 's discussion of the long-standing debate over the interpretation of Robert Frost 's " stopping by woods " is instructive precisely because , among other things , it recognises the limitations of a stylistics that aims , or claims , to be objective and exhaustive , and because it highlights the need to be selective in description and open to the coexistence of multiple meanings in interpretation . |
| 21 | ‘ You have no need to be anxious , you know . |
| 22 | There is no need to be anxious about the cost of seeing a solicitor ; ask for an explanation of charges at the outset . |
| 23 | This class distinction was taken even further early in the 19th century when a new rule allowed entrants to compete by proxy — skilled archers could shoot on their behalf — which allowed the gentry to be involved , and even to win , without the need to be competent with the bow and arrow . |
| 24 | This time , with some need to be cautious and not show her hand too soon , she said nothing to Ellen whom she judged would most likely have forgotten she had sworn to come and get Oreste herself . |
| 25 | There is really no need to be bored these days as there is so much going on . |
| 26 | The prison managers say if inmates use their own intiative there 's no need to be bored and cause trouble . |
| 27 | ‘ But no need to be uncomfortable if you can avoid it , ’ he said smoothly . |
| 28 | You and your horse need to be capable of jumping solid fences safely and under control . |
| 29 | One had need to be well-informed to travel with that child . |
| 30 | ‘ There 's no need to be sarcastic . |